| [/prəun; pron/] adj 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |