Prone
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adj. 易于…的;俯卧的;有…倾向的;倾斜的，坡陡的;
📝 例句
He is always prone to jump to hasty conclusions.
他总是习惯于作草率结论。
He may not be less prone to the tender passion.
他并不乏柔情。
Diabetics have long been considered particularly prone to infection.
糖尿病病人被认为容易发生感染。
Human nature is particularly prone to it.
人性特别容易倾向于这方面。
He was lying prone on the couch, fast asleep.
他俯卧在长榻上,睡得正香。
🌱 联想助记
【串】王子在phone(电话)采访中说他有登上throne(王座)的prone(倾向)
【记】prone-俯伏的,phone-打电话:他俯卧在床上打电话
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
prone
adj
1 (of a person or his position) lying flat, esp face downwards （指人或其姿势）平卧的, （尤指）俯卧的: lying prone 俯卧的
in a prone position 成卧倒姿势. Cf 参看 prostrate 1, supine 1.
2
(a) [pred 作表语]
~ to sth/to do sth liable to sth or likely to do sth; inclined to do sth 易於某事物; 很可能做某事; 有做某事的倾向
prone to infection after a cut scratch 割伤之後易受感染
prone to fall asleep on long car journeys 乘汽车走长路时容易打盹
He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him. 人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气.
(b) (in compounds 用以构成复合词) liableor susceptible to sth specified (esp sth undesirable) 对某事物（尤指厌恶的事）有倾向或可能性的
The childis rather `accident-prone. 那个小孩很容易出事儿.
`strike-prone industries 易闹罢工的行业.
🎯 考研助记
pr(公关)+one(人)-一个合格的公关人员首先要学会 倾身 网友：yqy 补充：初步的（pro）＋一人（one）：初步就定了一个人－－倾向于 网友：yqy补充： pro（＝for为），one一人：倾向于一人
🔁 扩展释义
*[prәun]a. 俯伏的, 面向下的, 有...倾向的【医】 旋前的, 伏的, 俯的
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh.
即使你愿意我六倍于你刚才提出的钱数，我仍然要拿我应得的那一磅肉。
I think I'm in a difficult position.
我想我现在的处境困难。
This is because they had no natural enemies until the arrival of humans and therefore did not need to develop flying wings.
这是因为人类到达这里之前，这些鸟没有天敌，因此，它们不需要发育飞行的翅膀。