音标：[prәun] ；柯林斯词典等级：2 级；

a. 俯伏的, 面向下的, 有...倾向的
[医] 旋前的, 伏的, 俯的

s. having a tendency (to); often used in combination
s. lying face downward

考试类型：[六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]

词性分布：

形容词100%

prone的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

He was prone to anger.他易于发怒。
The child is rather accident-prone.那个小孩很容易出事儿。
People are more prone to make mistakes when they are tired.人们疲劳时更容易出差错。
He's probably prone to domestic violence.他也许有家庭暴力的倾向。
They stepped over his prone body.他们从他俯卧的身体上踩过去。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)

用作定语～+ n.

The police found him in a prone position with a knife in his back.警方发现他俯卧着，背上有一把刀。

用作表语S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

He was prone to indigestion after rich restaurant meals.上饭馆吃过油腻食物之后，他常受消化不良之苦。

S+be+～+to- v

Weak people are prone to catch cold.虚弱的人易于感冒。
You are prone to get hurt if you’re not careful.你要不当心,很可能就会受伤。

词汇搭配

prone to倾于 ...
accident prone易出事故的
accident-prone易出事故的
prone bed卧椅
prone bombing俯冲轰炸
fire prone有火灾危险
prone position卧姿
prone float俯卧漂浮姿势...
prone pressure method俯伏人工呼吸法...

经典引文

We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries.
出自：M. L. King
Many of these children are chesty, prone to colds.
出自：Guardian
A wayward bus line founded by the author's failure-prone father.
出自：Publishers Weekly
Suiting his sentiments to his audience was a fault to which James was..prone.
出自：M. Seymour

【近义词】

flat平坦的
horizontal水平的
prostrate卧倒的
level数量
liable有义务的
willing愿意的
inclined 倾向于 ... 的...
ready准备好的
reposing动词repose的现在进...
reclining动词recline的现在...
disposed愿意的
susceptible to 对 ... 敏感的...
liable to 易于 ... 的
lying说谎的
flat out全速地
face down正面朝下
motionless不动的
forwards向前地
forward向前的
or或者
supine仰卧的
subject话题
apt恰当的
likely可能的

【反义词】

supine仰卧的

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