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prone adj.倾向于 The second meaning of prone is "lying face down," and the Latin root is pronare, "to bend forward." This is a handy way to remember both meanings: if you tend to wait to start your term paper until the night before it's due, you are prone to procrastination — you bend toward it. If you stay up so late you fall asleep face down in the book, you are now prone at your desk. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]See also:accident prone；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2[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。

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[prəun] If you're prone to doing something, it means you're likely to do it, have a habit of doing it, or are susceptible to it. People who are prone to getting the flu every winter should probably get a flu shot in the fall. ★★☆☆☆ 2012.0

英语单词	prone
英美音标	[prəun]
中文释义	adj.倾向于
vocab简明	If you're prone to doing something, it means you're likely to do it, have a habit of doing it, or are susceptible to it. People who are prone to getting the flu every winter should probably get a flu shot in the fall.
vocab扩展	The second meaning of prone is "lying face down," and the Latin root is pronare, "to bend forward." This is a handy way to remember both meanings: if you tend to wait to start your term paper until the night before it's due, you are prone to procrastination — you bend toward it. If you stay up so late you fall asleep face down in the book, you are now prone at your desk.
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柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]See also:accident prone ；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 2 [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。
来源	2012.0

Prone People Means Flu Face Bend Affected Skin