He had just written: "Most unaccountable is the supineness of the large exporters in the United States in permitting the French and German houses to practically control the trade interests of this rich and productive country"--when he heard the hoarse notes of a steamer's siren.英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
[16] Those who dislike trouble, and feel themselves called upon by duty and honor to take an active part in undertakings for the public good, are extremely apt to endeavour to excuse,--to themselves as well as to the world,--their inactivity and supineness, by representing the undertaking in question as being so very difficult as to make all hope of success quite chimerical and ridiculous.英文原著 · 《ESSAYS-1》
When he became aware of some delay,
Which I before my answer made, supine
He fell again, and forth appeared no more.英文原著 · 《Inferno》
Supine upon the ground some folk were lying;
And some were sitting all drawn up together,
And others went about continually.英文原著 · 《Inferno》
And downward from the top of the hard bank
Supine he gave him to the pendent rock,
That one side of the other Bolgia walls.英文原著 · 《Inferno》
"I wish that I could divide myself between them; or that I had wings, so that I might flit from one to other in a moment. "I hope soon to write you at length. Yours," etc. Again on the 16th I heard from him, thus: --
"Yesterday I had a still more copious hemorrhage! "I am lying supine in bed, forbidden to speak or make any exertion whatever. But I can't resist the temptation of dropping you a line, in the hope of calling forth a score or two from you in return. "An awkward time this for me to be sick! We are destitute of funds, almost of food.英文原著 · 《Poems of Henry Timrod》
"In the afternoon, they came onto a land." Where they assumed a supine position and sucked each other's dicks.美剧 · 《Billions》
Upon arrival, your patient is lying supine in the street.美剧 · 《Shameless》