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
- Your immune system will be weak and you will be prone to becoming ill.
你和你的免疫系统会弱会容易得病。 - 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。 - Certain breeds of dogs are prone to this condition, and there is an age group and gender association.
某些品种的狗很容易这一条件，并有一个年龄组和性别协会。 - He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease.
他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。 - As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.
细胞变小后就会更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。 - 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。 - This leaves fertile soil unprotected and prone to erosion.
这会让肥沃的土壤暴露在外，使其容易受到侵蚀。 - This removes the need for the manual closing of resources, which has proven very error prone in practice.
这减少了手动关闭资源的需要，在现实中非常容易出错。 - 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。 - I also suspected that this could be quite error prone.
我还怀疑，这可能是很容易出错。