词汇 | prone |
释义 | prone adjective uk/prəʊn/ us/proʊn/ (TENDING) be prone to something/do somethingC2 易于遭受(疾病)的;有(消极)倾向的 likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness I've always been prone to headaches. 我总是容易头疼。 He was prone to depression even as a teenager. 甚至在青少年时期他就容易情绪抑郁。 She's prone to exaggerate, that's for sure. 她喜欢夸大其词,这一点是肯定的。 (LYING DOWN) formal俯卧的,趴着的 lying face down The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood around his head. 这张照片上一名男子趴在人行道上,头部周围有一滩血。 Compare: supine (BODY) -prone suffix uk/ -prəʊn/ us/ -proʊn/ C2 较常碰到…问题的 likely to experience a particular problem more often than is usual accident-prone 易出事故的 injury-prone 易受伤的 |
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