新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

prone

英  [prəʊn]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1易于(受某事物影响或做某事)的

    To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    For all her experience as a television reporter, she was still prone to camera nerves.

    尽管有丰富的做电视记者的经验,她仍然容易在镜头前紧张。

    例:

    People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to skin cancer.

    那些皮肤白皙并易晒伤的人很易患皮肤癌。

    2面朝下的

    If you are lying prone, you are lying on your front.

    双语例句

    例:

    Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.

    鲍勃从椅子上滑下来,面朝下躺在了地板上。

    COMB. 复合词
  • 1易受…影响的(与名词结合构成形容词)

    -prone combines with nouns to make adjectives that describe people who are frequently affected by something bad.

    双语例句

    例:

    the most injury-prone rider on the circuit.

    赛车道上最容易受伤的车手。