susceptible
adjective /səˈseptəbl/
/səˈseptəbl/
- [not usually before noun] susceptible (to something) very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by something
易受影响(或伤害等);敏感;过敏 - He's highly susceptible to flattery.
他爱听恭维话。 - Some of these plants are more susceptible to frost damage than others.
这些植物中有一些较其他的易受霜冻危害。 - Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in susceptible adults.
盐的摄入可能导致易病的成年人血压升高。 - There are few known diseases which are not susceptible to medical treatment.
已知的疾病中很少是药物治疗完全无效的。
- Some dogs are thought to be genetically susceptible to the disease.
有人认为有些狗先天易得这种疾病。 - The operation had left her susceptible to infection.
手术使她特别容易受感染。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- He's highly susceptible to flattery.
- easily influenced by feelings and emotions
synonym impressionable好动感情的;感情丰富的;善感的 - She was both charming and susceptible.
她迷人而多情。
- She was both charming and susceptible.
- susceptible (of something) (formal) allowing something; capable of something
容许…的;可能…的;可以…的 - Is this situation not susceptible of improvement by legislation?
这种状况有没有可能通过立法加以改善? - The facts are susceptible of various interpretations.
这些事实可以有不同的解释。
- Is this situation not susceptible of improvement by legislation?
词源early 17th cent.: from late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere ‘take up, sustain’, from sub- ‘from below’ + capere ‘take’.