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prostitution [ˌprɒstıˈtjuːʃən] N

protestation [ˌprəʊtesˈteıʃən] N

I . prostrate [ˈprɒstreıt] ADJ

II . prostrate [ˈprɒstreıt, prɒ­ˈstreıt] VB trans

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3. prostrate:

prostrate
使衰竭 shǐ shuāijié
prostrate
使疲惫 shǐ píbèi
▶ prostration [prɒ­ˈstreıʃən] N

prosecution [ˌprɒsıˈkjuːʃən] N

probation [prəˈbeıʃən] N

2. probation LAW:

probation
缓刑(期) huǎnxíng

Phrases:

on probation
在试用期 zài shìyòngqī
on probation LAW
在服缓刑期 zài fú huǎnxíng qī
▶ probational, probationary ADJ

provocation [ˌprɒvəˈkeıʃən] N

penetration [ˌpenı­ˈtreıʃən] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This prostration is not directed in any particular direction, but it is led by the caliph, but in whichever direction they find suitable.
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He pulled out the "danda" (holy stick) which the renunciate was holding, put it on the floor, and made a full-length prostration to that stick.
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In bunkers inhabited for prolonged periods, large amounts of ventilation or air-conditioning must be provided to prevent heat prostration.
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Some practitioners use malas of 21 or 28 beads for doing prostrations.
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It may be accompanied by prostrations and the sign of the cross, signaled by beads strung along the prayer rope at intervals.
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One study shows that prostration is safer than lying down flat when there are no other alternatives.
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In former times it was crowded with men and women covering its length in prostrations, beggars and pilgrims approaching the city for the first time.
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Instead, there are several types of bows and prostrations.
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Infected birds may suffer from reluctance to move, ruffled appearance, prostration and death.
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He fasted for the entire day and dropped down facing the direction of the temple with his trunk raised as a mark of prostration.
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