prone
[prəun]
adj.易于 ... 的, 有 ... 倾向的, 俯卧的
例句与用法:
He's prone to minor ailments.
他动不动就生点小病。
He was prone to anger.
他易于发怒。
The childis rather accident-prone.
那个小孩很容易出事儿。
People are more prone to make mistakes when they are tired.
人们疲劳时更容易出差错。
They stepped over his prone body.
他们从他俯卧的身体上踩过去。
词形变化:
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
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。
prone
词形变化:
同义词:
flat | horizontal | prostrate | level | liable | willing | inclined | ready | reposing | reclining | disposed | susceptible to | liable to | lying | flat out | face down | motionless | forwards | forward | or | supine | subject | apt | likely |
反义词:
supine |
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
prone[prəun]adj.1.■俯伏的;面向地下的2.■俯卧的;平卧的3.■有…倾向的;易于…的4.■趴着的;向前倾斜的5.■卑劣的;卑躬屈膝的6.■[诗歌用语]倾斜的;陡的近义词supineprostrate反义词erect
proneprone[prəun]adj.1.■有...倾向的, 易于...的(to)2.■俯伏的, 面向下的3.■倾斜的, 陡的prone bombing俯冲轰炸prone position【军】卧倒姿势prone pressure method俯伏人工呼吸法
继承用法prone-crawln.1.■自由泳pronelyadv.pronenessn.1.■俯伏; 屈, 前屈, 下屈2.■倾向, 脾性, 嗜好
参考词汇见apt;
adjective
- [predic.](prone to/to do something)likely or liable to suffer from,do,or experience something,typically something regrettable or unwelcome
易于发生(不幸或不受欢迎之事)的,有发生(讨厌事)倾向的
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。
he is prone to jump to conclusions.
他往往草率下结论。 - lying flat, especially face downwards or on the stomach
(尤指面部向下)平卧的,卧倒的
I was lying prone on a foam mattress.
我脸朝下平卧在泡沫垫子上。
a prone position.
俯卧的姿势。
■(technical)denoting the position of the forearm with the palm of the hand facing downwards
(技)(前臂姿势)手心向下的 - (archaic)with a downward slope or direction
(古)向下倾斜的
proneness
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin pronus 'leaning forward', from pro 'forwards'
prone
■Do you have nausea on ship? / Are you very prone to seasickness?
12、你知道在丽星邮轮是工作一个船期是多长时间吗?
■Room 130 is at the end of the corridor. It's prone to the noise.
130房间在走廊的末端,受到噪音的困扰。
■The EJB deployment descriptor is complex and error prone.
EJB的部署描述复杂而容易出错。
■The altered portion of chromosome 16 has structural characteristics that make it more prone to errors, Scherer noted.
Schere指出,16号染色体被改变的部分拥有更容易出错的结构特征。
■"You know," Tanzman says he told her, "your body is going through adolescent changes. It's prone to infection.
“你要知道,你的身体正处于青春期的变化中,很容易受到感染。
■It is known that "he who talks too much is prone to error; silence is golden".
“言多必失,沉默是金”,这个道理谁都懂。
■A silky coat could be fairly short and easy to brush, or heavily feathered and prone to tangling.
“顺畅的毛发”可理解为相当短和容易梳理,或者厚重的毛和倾向于纠缠。
■While some people are prone to hammertoe, other risks include tight footwear.
一些人容易患上槌状趾,这也与脚部受到压迫有关。
■Husbands are also prone to jealousy, especially the husband who suffers from low self-esteem.
丈夫,特别是自尊心较弱的丈夫,也容易产生嫉妒。
■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。
■People with bad personal hygiene are prone to get parasites in their bodies.
不讲究个人卫生的人很容易在体内产生寄生虫。
■Why should the stressed brain be prone to habit formation?
为什么有压力的头脑倾向于形成某种习惯?
■In other words they were not so prone to progressive memory loss, concentration difficulties and eventual senility.
也就是说,食用橄榄油有助于人们保持记忆力,集中精力,延缓衰老。
■In fact the insects are lazy, workshy and prone to sleeping on the job.
事实上,这种昆虫懒惰、怕干活,工作时往往会打瞌睡。
■The thickness of the product can reach 200mm, well meet the packing requirements of commodities prone to breakage.
产品能达到200深度,满足易碎品对包装的要求。
■He was found lying in a prone position.
人们发现他俯卧着。
■He is prone to lose temper whenever disagreed with.
人们和他持有不同意见时,他容易发火。
■People are more prone to make mistakes when they are tired.
人们疲劳时更容易出差错。
■One is more prone to make mistakes when one is tired.
人如果累了就更容易出错。
■He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.
人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气.
■They are believed to be prone to overspending and financial irresponsibility.
从此段的内容来看,这是个让步段(即分析自己并不赞成的观点)。
■Motionless, prone upon the ground, he waited.
他一动不动地趴在地上,静静地等待。
■He is prone to be late for work.
他上班往往迟到。
■He isn't prone to introspection and he plays down his role in his son's life.
他不喜欢反省自己,而且他不认为自己在儿子的生活中有多大的重要性。
■He had also become prone to sudden changes of mood.
他也可能会情绪突变。
■They are not through-hardened to avoid becoming brittle and prone to breakage.
他们不进行通体淬火的原因是防止变脆易遭破坏。
■They stepped over his prone body.
他们从他俯卧的身体上踩过去。
■They were so prone to oblige their neighbours.
他们动辄施点儿小恩小惠给邻居们。
■They are prone to irrational, bizarre, and often violent behavior.
他们的行为倾向于无理性的、奇怪的、极端的(常为此)。
■He was lying prone on the couch fast asleep.
他俯卧在长榻上,睡得很沉。
■He was lying prone on the couch, fast asleep.
他俯卧在长榻上,睡得正香。
■He is prone to making waves and distrupting the peace.
他兴风作浪,打破平静。
■He's prone to minor ailments.
他动不动就生点小病。
■He found Edmond lying prone, bleeding, and almost senseless.
他发现爱德蒙直挺挺地躺地那儿,身上流着血,几乎已失去了知觉。
■He may be turned from side to supine to prone position.
他可以从侧卧位转成仰卧位或俯卧位。
■He was born with a short temper, it's prone to cause troubles in society.
他天生火性,出去很容易闯祸。
■He is prone to indigestion .
他容易患消化不良。
■He was prone to dismiss himself as "that well-known crackpot".
他常自嘲为“那个著名的怪人”。
■He may not be less prone to the tender passion.
他并不乏柔情。
■He is always prone to jump to hasty conclusions.
他总是习惯于作草率结论。
■He was prone to anger.
他易于发怒。
■He is very prone to accidents.
他有发生意外的倾向。
■His eyes shifted to the prone body on the couch.
他的眼神转向趴在沙发上的人。
■With the standing position and kneeling position,he shoots well,but his technique with prone shooting needs improving.
他的站姿射击和跪姿射击的技术都很好,但他的卧姿射击技术需要提高。
■He used to be prone to anger.
他过去动辄发怒。
■He was always prone to believe that he could make money by purchasing a horse.
他还总是轻易相信他买进的马可以赚钱。
■Ishi Tib are patient, thoughtful beings who are not prone to rash acts.
伊希提卜人耐心细致,从不贸然行事。
■However, there is somewhere that is prone to lapsus in its theory.
但是,其理论中也有一些易致失误之处。
■But even in kids who are prone to obesity, lifestyle is what triggers it.
但是即使在容易变成肥胖症患者的孩子中间,生活方式仍然是引发这种疾病的原因。
■Children of poor health are very prone to colds in winter.
体弱的孩子在冬天易患感冒。
prone to
1. 易于; 有……倾向的
He used to be prone to anger.
他过去动辄发怒。
习惯用语be less prone to1.■不致老是...be prone to err1.■易犯过失