prone 详细解释

prone

[prəun]

adj.易于 ... 的, 有 ... 倾向的, 俯卧的

a.

1. 有……倾向的, 易于……的[F][(+to)][+to-v]

Mother is prone to headaches.

我母亲经常头痛。

2. 俯卧的, 面向下的

He was lying prone on the couch, fast asleep.

他俯卧在长榻上, 睡得正香。

3. 倾斜的; 陡的

词形变化

副词: pronely | 名词: proneness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.有倾向的; 准备的

inclined  liable  willing  ready

a.平的; 水平的

flat  level  horizontal  prostrate  reclining  reposing  

同义参见:

disposed  forward or forwards  

反义:

a.俯伏的

supine  erect  

英英释义

形容词 prone:

lying face downward

同义词：prostrate

having a tendency (to); often used in combination

短语词组

prone to

1. 易于; 有……倾向的

He used to be prone to anger.

他过去动辄发怒。

补充

proneprone英:[prəun] 美:[pron]adj.1.易于…的; 很可能…的2.俯卧的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。

例句

1. Parents were advised not to put their infants down to sleep in the prone position.建议父母不要让婴儿趴着睡觉。 2. Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.鲍勃从椅子上滑下来, 趴倒在地上。 3. She was lying prone on the floor.她正趴在地板上。 4. For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves.尽管有经验, 她还是很容易紧张。 5. He was prone to indigestion after rich restaurant meals.在餐馆吃过油腻食物之后, 他常会消化不良。 6. He was prone to depression.他很容易沮丧。 7. We know males are more prone to violence.我们知道雄性更具有暴力倾向。 8. People with fair skin are more prone to develop skin cancer.皮肤白皙的人更容易患皮肤癌。 9. years of logging had left the mountains prone to mudslides.多年的木材采运使山体动辄发生泥石流。 10. he is prone to jump to conclusions.他往往草率下结论。 11. I was lying prone on a foam mattress.我脸朝下平卧在泡沫垫子上。 12. a prone position.俯卧的姿势。 13. prone to infection/injury/heart attacks容易感染；容易受到伤害；容易心脏病发作 14. Working without a break makes you more prone to error.连续不停地工作使人比较容易出差错。 15. They are prone to (making) errors/mistakes. = They are error-prone/mistake-prone. [=they make many errors/mistakes]他们老爱出错。 16. Tests showed that the machine is prone to failure/fail.测试表明这台机器易出故障。 17. He is somewhat prone to depression.他有些容易消沉。 18. People in my family are prone to heart disease.我的家族成员容易得心脏病。 19. He is prone to (having) accidents. = He is accident-prone. [=he has many accidents]他老是出意外。 20. an athlete who is injury-prone [=who is often injured]老是受伤的运动员 21. He was lying on the floor in a prone position. = He was (lying) prone on the floor.他趴在地板上。 22. proneness to accidents/depression易出意外/易消沉的倾向

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