prone
英 [prəʊn]
美 [proʊn]
adj. 易于遭受; 有做(坏事)的倾向; 有做…倾向的; 易于遭受…的; 俯卧的
Collins.2 / BNC.6346 / COCA.6224
同义词辨析
aptliablelikelyprone【导航词义：易于…的】
aptadj. 易于…的，有…倾向的
〔辨析〕
指天生具有做某事的倾向的，常后接动词不定式。
〔例证〕
This kind of apple is apt to go bad.
这种苹果容易坏。
Iron is apt to rust.
铁容易生锈。
Jack is apt to be impulsive.
杰克易于冲动。
这种苹果容易坏。
Iron is apt to rust.
铁容易生锈。
Jack is apt to be impulsive.
杰克易于冲动。
liableadj. 易…的；易患…的
〔辨析〕
只作表语，指因习惯或倾向性而易做某事或产生某种问题、患上某 种疾病等的，常后接动词不定式或介词 to。
〔例证〕
The dog is liable to bite when angry.
这只狗生气时容易咬人。
This area is liable to flooding.
该地区易遭受水灾。
He is liable to catch a cold.
他易患感冒。
这只狗生气时容易咬人。
This area is liable to flooding.
该地区易遭受水灾。
He is liable to catch a cold.
他易患感冒。
likelyadj. 可能的
〔辨析〕
指可能发生或属实的，强调可能性。
〔例证〕
Rain showers are likely tomorrow.
明天可能有阵雨。
What is the most likely cause of the problem?
造成这个问题最有可能的原因是什么？
明天可能有阵雨。
What is the most likely cause of the problem?
造成这个问题最有可能的原因是什么？
proneadj. 有…倾向的，易于…的
〔辨析〕
尤指有发生不好或有害之事倾向的，通常作表语，常后接介词 to 或动词不定式。
〔例证〕
He is prone to be/being late.
他容易迟到。
My mother is prone to headaches.
我母亲经常头痛。
Kids are mostly prone to eat junk food.
孩子大多喜欢吃垃圾食品。
他容易迟到。
My mother is prone to headaches.
我母亲经常头痛。
Kids are mostly prone to eat junk food.
孩子大多喜欢吃垃圾食品。
牛津词典
adj.
- 易于遭受；有做（坏事）的倾向
likely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad- prone to injury
容易受伤 - Working without a break makes you more prone to error.
连续工作不停歇使人更容易出错。 - Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs.
据调查，疲劳驾车时特别容易忽视警示标志。
- prone to injury
- 有做…倾向的；易于遭受…的
likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned- error-prone
容易出错的 - injury-prone
容易受伤的
- error-prone
- 俯卧的
lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground- The victim lay prone without moving.
受害人趴在地上一动不动。 - He was found lying in a prone position.
人们发现他俯卧着。
- The victim lay prone without moving.
柯林斯词典
- See also:For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves...People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer.-pronecombines with nouns to make adjectives that describe people who are frequently affected by something bad....the most injury-prone rider on the circuit.accident prone
- ADJ 俯卧的；面部（或腹部）朝下的
If you are lyingprone, 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。
- Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor...
英英释义
adj
- lying face downward
- having a tendency (to)
- a child prone to mischief
- failure-prone
双语例句
- The Middle East and Africa were more prone to accidents, with rates of 6.2 and 13.6 respectively.
中东和非洲更容易发生事故，事故率分别为6.2和13.6。 - This is an accident prone week for you at work, especially if you feel resentful and unfairly treated.
本周，你发生工作事故的可能性很高，特别是当你对工作不满，感到待遇不公的时候。 - In a society of technology and commodity, people are prone to becoming the slaves of technology and material.
在技术和商品社会里，人可能变成了技术和物质的奴隶。 - Second, some environments are more fragile than others, making some societies more prone to collapse than others.
第二，一些国家的环境比其他国家更脆弱，使一些社会团体比其他国家更容易崩溃。 - He was lying prone on the couch, fast asleep.
他趴在长沙发椅上，睡得很熟。 - The test should identify which smokers are most prone to develop lung cancer
这项检查应该可以确认哪些吸烟者更容易得肺癌。 - Some people are prone to see only immediate interests.
有些人往往只看到当前的利益。 - Will become more prone to fear, because you have to give up, do not trust myself.
越害怕就会越容易发生，因为你已经放弃了，已经不相信自己了。 - 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。 - This approach is not only unrealistic, but it is prone to failure.
这种方法不仅不现实，而且非常容易失败。