supine
UK/sju:'pain/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Lying flat on one's back with the face upward; passively indifferent or apathetic.
仰卧的；懒散的，消极的
n.
A Latin verbal noun used in the accusative and ablative cases.
（拉丁语）动词性名词，目的格
Root Breakdown
Loanwordsupineother
=supine
Common Collocations
- 1.supine position仰卧姿势
- 2.lie supine仰躺
- 3.[supine acceptance]消极接受
- 4.supine indifference漠然无为
Example Sentences
- 1.
The patient was placed in a supine position before the surgery began.
- 2.
Critics accused the government of a supine response to the growing crisis.
- 3.
He lay supine on the grass, staring blankly at the clouds above.