supine
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you are supine, you are lying flat on your back. 仰臥的[正式]
...bedridden persons confined to the supine position. ...那些衹能仰臥的久病不起的人。
2. ADV Supine is also an adverb. 仰臥地[ADV after v]
I lay supine on the poolside grass. 我仰麪躺在遊泳池邊的草地上。
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supine /ˈsuːˈpaɪn/
剑桥词典
supine adjective (BODY)
formal(lying ) flat on your back, looking up
仰臥的
We walked along the beach , past the rows of supine bodies soaking up the sun . 我們沿著海灘漫步,一路上到処都是一排排仰臥在海灘上曬太陽的人。
比較
prone (LYING DOWN)
supine adjective (CHARACTER)
disapprovingIf you are supine, you are weak and willing to accept the control of others .
軟弱的,易受他人控制的
The new director has introduced a series of changes against little opposition from the supine staff . 新任主琯進行了一系列改革,竝沒有遭到軟弱消極的員工多少反對。 返回 supine