susceptible

Word family

sus·cep·ti·ble /səˈseptəbəl/ adjectiveadj

1 likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem 易得病的；易受影响的 → immune

susceptible to

Older people are more susceptible to infections.

年长者更易受感染。

Soil on the mountain slopes is very susceptible to erosion.

山坡上的土壤很容易受到侵蚀。

2 a susceptible person is easily influenced or attracted by someone or something 〔人〕易受影响的 SYN impressionable

A lot of TV advertising is aimed at susceptible young children.

很多电视广告瞄准了易受影响的幼儿。

susceptible to

She was very susceptible to flattery.

她很爱听恭维话。

3 susceptible of something formalCAN if something is susceptible of an action, that action can be done to it 可以做某事的

Working conditions are susceptible of improvement by legislation.

工作条件可以通过立法加以改善。

Examples from the Corpus

susceptible• But this was very much the effect that the Duchess of Argyll always had on susceptible gentlemen.• Though this stance protects the groin, it leaves the front foot susceptible to a front sweep.• The greatest challenge is strengthening judicial systems, which in some countries have long been susceptible to bribery or political pressure.• Younger branches of S. cordifolia are much more susceptible to damage than older branches.• Those who place permanent or temporary personnel are more susceptible to layoffs than State job service employment interviewers.• The Northeastern markets, though, are more susceptible to severe winter weather.• Well-intentioned white allies of black political groups are even more susceptible to this mistake than most black leaders.• It is at this free-swimming stage that it is susceptible to treatment.• a susceptible young boy

susceptible to• Reporters are often susceptible to personal biases.• The only other animal susceptible to polio is the monkey.

Origin susceptible