prone

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++prone /prəʊn $ proʊn/ ●●○ adjective  1  ILLlikely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful 易于发生某事〔尤指不好或有害的事〕的；很可能…的；有…倾向的prone to Some plants are very prone to disease. 有些植物很容易得病。prone to do something Kids are all prone to eat junk food. 孩子往往都会吃垃圾食品。accident-prone/injury-prone etc He’s always been accident-prone. 他总是出事故。2  formalLIE DOWN lying down with the front of your body facing down 脸朝下卧倒的，俯卧的 SYN prostrate His eyes shifted to the prone body on the floor. 他的视线移向了趴在地上的尸体。 —proneness noun [uncountable] —prone adverb Jack lay prone on his bed. 杰克趴在床上。

Examples from the Corpus

prone• Track 13 in front was out of commission, with its people on the ground, prone, in firing positions.• Many of the injured were lying prone on the floor.• It was very delicate and prone to break down.• In houses particularly prone to condensation, you can cover walls with a thin layer of polystyrene before applying wallpaper.• The Tennessee and Red rivers were prone to destructive floods, as was the Columbia-as were many rivers throughout the country.• Flat ground and the slopes of the Marne valley are particularly prone to frost.• They tend to get disorganized as the mania increases, and even more prone to poor judgment.• I have found that fish fry are particularly prone to tubifex-related bacterial attack.prone to do something• And journalism, which is more prone to collective examination of conscience than most professions, is already focusing on these problems.• Where she was concerned, he was too prone to condemn.• For example, Monday clinics are prone to develop a backlog owing to bank holidays and statutory holidays.• Just footballers, that very peculiar animal much prone to foot in the mouth.• Those who appear before the AFl-CIO are prone to identify social progress with a strong trade union movement.• Teachers are not prone to remind successful students that their work is due.• Dr. MacLaughlin is prone to say exactly what she thinks.• He is hardly a sentimental sap who is prone to vicarious patriotism.• Acrylic primed canvas boards are prone to warping even in normal atmospheres.Origin prone (1400-1500) Latin pronus

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prone
prone /prəʊn $ proʊn/ adjective1. likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful
    prone to
    Some plants are very prone to disease.
    prone to do something
    Kids are all prone to eat junk food.
    accident-prone/injury-prone etc
    He’s always been accident-prone.
2. formal lying down with the front of your body facing down
   SYN  prostrate:
    His eyes shifted to the prone body on the floor.
—proneness noun [uncountable]
—prone adverb:
    Jack lay prone on his bed.

proneBrE /prəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /proʊn/ 🔊 adjectivelikely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad 易于遭受；有做（坏事）的倾向 SYN liable ◆~ to sth 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。🔊🔊◆~ to do sth 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 (in adjectives 构成形容词) likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned 有做…倾向的；易于遭受…的◆error-prone容易出错的◆injury-prone容易受伤的  ➡  see also accident-prone (formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground 俯卧的 SYN prostrate ◆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。🔊🔊  ➡  compare supine (1) ▸ prone·ness BrE /ˈprəʊnnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈproʊnnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆proneness to depression易消沉倾向