prone

Word family

prone /prəʊn $ proʊn/ adjectiveadj

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 [uncountableU]

—prone adverbadv

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

prone adjectiveadj

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