prone

adjective

/prəʊn/

likely to suffer from something or to do something bad易于遭受；有做（坏事）的倾向 synonym liable
- prone to something 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。
- prone to do something 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。
- prone to doing something people who are genetically prone to putting on weight由于遗传基因而容易发胖的人
- The M40 through shire is notoriously prone to fog.穿越牛津郡的40 号公路以雾蒙蒙出名。
- Sun removes the oil and wax, leaving the leather prone to cracking.阳光晒掉了皮革上的油和蜡，使皮革容易破裂。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
-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
(formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground俯卧的 synonym 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

词源late Middle English: from Latin pronus ‘leaning forward’, from pro ‘forwards’.

词汇	prone
释义	prone adjective /prəʊn/ /prəʊn/ likely to suffer from something or to do something bad易于遭受；有做（坏事）的倾向 synonym liable prone to something 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。 prone to do something 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。 prone to doing something people who are genetically prone to putting on weight由于遗传基因而容易发胖的人 The M40 through shire is notoriously prone to fog.穿越牛津郡的40 号公路以雾蒙蒙出名。 Sun removes the oil and wax, leaving the leather prone to cracking.阳光晒掉了皮革上的油和蜡，使皮革容易破裂。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to -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 (formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground俯卧的 synonym 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 词源late Middle English: from Latin pronus ‘leaning forward’, from pro ‘forwards’.
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