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prone
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adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 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. 

  • 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 俯卧的；面部（或腹部）朝下的 If you are lying prone, you are lying on your front. 

  • 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。

Adjective

1. lying face downward

2. having a tendency (to); often used in combination;

  • "a child prone to mischief"
  • "failure-prone"

体育

  • 1.俯卧的

医学

  • 1.①旋前的；②伏的，俯的：脸朝下伏卧，另见pronation
1. He was lying prone on the couch, fast asleep.
他趴在长沙发椅上，睡得很熟。

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2. He was prone to anger.
他易于发怒。

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3. He was prone to indigestion after rich restaurant meals.
上饭馆吃过油腻食物之后，他常受消化不良之苦。

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4. Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.
有些人往往作出轻率的结论。

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5. The police found him in a prone position with a knife in his back.
警方发现他俯卧着，背上有一把刀。

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