prone
adj. 易於…的; 俯臥的; 有…傾向的; 傾斜的,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...
儘管有經驗,她還是容易緊張。
People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer.
面板白皙容易曬傷的人極易患面板癌。
If you are lying prone, you are lying on your front.
Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor...
鮑勃從椅子上滑下來,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年以來就一直建議父母不要讓嬰兒趴著睡覺。
1. lying face downward
2. having a tendency (to); often used in combination;
liable, apt, likely, prone, subject
這些形容詞均含"傾向於……的;易於……的"之意。
Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.
有些人往往作出輕率的結論.
Can you explain the prone position to me?
你能給我講講臥姿 嗎 ?
Children showed to be prone to poisoning.
報道的病例顯示兒童更易中毒.
All levels of the oil industry are prone to talk themselves into a crisis.
石油工業界各階層人士都不難說服自己相信有一次危機即將到來.
Sichuan along one of Asia's biggest tectonic faults, making it prone to devastating earthquakes.
四川亞洲建築缺陷最嚴重的地區, 它在地震中很受到損失.