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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。

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