1·No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried.
没有其他殖民地表现出这种苟安的、自私的无动于衷，任其边境居民被残忍地侵掠。
1·Although recent censure of corporate boards of directors as "passive" and "supine" may be excessive, those who criticize board performance have plenty of substantive ammunition.
尽管最近对公司董事会“被动”和“懒散”的指责可能有些过分，但那些批评董事会业绩的人有充足的实质性证据。
2·They also had supine shareholders.
他们也有懒散的股东。