;有(不好的)倾向的;易于…的;很可能…的 To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or to do it.
[v-link ADJ]
For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves...
尽管有经验,她还是容易紧张。
People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer.
皮肤白皙容易晒伤的人极易患皮肤癌。
-prone combines with nouns to make adjectives that describe people who are frequently affected by something bad.(与名词连用构成形容词)表示“易受…影响的”
...the most injury-prone rider on the circuit.
环道上最容易受伤的车手
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[ADJ 形容词]俯卧的;面部(或腹部)朝下的 If you are lying prone, you are lying on your front.
[ADJ after v]
[FORMAL 正式]
Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor...
鲍勃从椅子上滑下来,趴在了地板上。
Since 1991, parents have been advised not to put their infants down to sleep in the prone position.
自1991年以来就一直建议父母不要让婴儿趴着睡觉。
Oxford
prone/prəʊn; NAmEproʊn/adjective1likely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad 易于遭受;有做(坏事)的倾向SYN
liable
proneto sth ◆prone to injury容易受伤◆Working without a break makes you more prone to error.连续工作不停歇使人更容易出错。proneto do sth ◆Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs.据调查,疲劳驾车时特别容易忽视警示标志。2-prone( in adjectives 构成形容词) likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned 有做…倾向的;易于遭受…的◆error-prone容易出错的◆injury-prone容易受伤的☞see also
accident-prone
3( formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground 俯卧的SYN
prostrate
◆The victim lay prone without moving.受害人趴在地上一动不动。◆He was found lying in a prone position.人们发现他俯卧着。☞compare
supine
(1 )▶prone·ness/ˈprəʊnnəs; NAmEˈproʊnnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆proneness to depression易消沉倾向prone/prəʊn; NAmEproʊn/prone·ness/ˈprəʊnnəs; NAmEˈproʊnnəs/
LDC
proneprone /prəʊn $ proʊn/ ●●○ adjective
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1likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmfulprone to Some plants are very prone to disease.prone to do something Kids are all prone to eat junk food.accident-prone/injury-prone etc He’s always been accident-prone.2formal lying down with the front of your body facing downSYN prostrate: His eyes shifted to the prone body on the floor.—proneness noun [uncountable]—prone adverb: Jack lay prone on his bed.
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prone
[prəʊn]
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俯卧的(80%),有 ... 倾向的(10%),易于 ... 的(10%)
adj.俯卧的;有…倾向的,易于…的
n.(Prone)人名;(意、法)普罗内
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