proneadjective(LYING DOWN)formal

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Reclining
crowd-surfing
fallen
fetal position
foetal position
full-length
lay
lean
lounge around (something)
prone
prone positioning
proning
prostrate
prostration
repose
sink
sink into something
sit back
sprawl
sprawled
stretch

supineadjective (CHARACTER)

disapproving
If you are supine, you are weak and willing to accept the control of others: 软弱的，易受他人控制的
The new director has introduced a series of changes against little opposition from the supine staff.新任主管进行了一系列改革，并没有遭到软弱消极的员工多少反对。

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Weakness and vulnerability
Achilles heel
asthenia
at a low ebbidiom
atonic
atony
fragile
fragility
frail
glass jaw
helpless
shakily
shakiness
shaky
sitting duck
sitting target
weakling
weakly
weakness
weedy
wetly

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