prone
adj. 易于…的; 俯卧的; 有…倾向的; 倾斜的,坡陡的
To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or to do it.
For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves...
尽管有经验,她还是容易紧张。
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。
If you are lying prone, 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。
1. lying face downward
2. having a tendency (to); often used in combination;
liable, apt, likely, prone, subject
这些形容词均含"倾向于……的;易于……的"之意。
Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.
有些人往往作出轻率的结论.
Can you explain the prone position to me?
你能给我讲讲卧姿 吗 ?
Children showed to be prone to poisoning.
报道的病例显示儿童更易中毒.
All levels of the oil industry are prone to talk themselves into a crisis.
石油工业界各阶层人士都不难说服自己相信有一次危机即将到来.
Sichuan along one of Asia's biggest tectonic faults, making it prone to devastating earthquakes.
四川亚洲建筑缺陷最严重的地区, 它在地震中很受到损失.