1 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, ADJ to-infinitive] 有（不好的）倾向的；易于…的；很可能…的 To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or to do it. 有（不好的）倾向的；易于…的；很可能…的
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For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves. [+ to]
尽管有经验，她还是容易紧张。
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People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer. [+ to]
皮肤白皙容易晒伤的人极易患皮肤癌。
SYN liable, given, subject, inclined
-prone combines with nouns to make adjectives that describe people who are frequently affected by something bad.
（与名词连用构成形容词）表示“易受…影响的” 3 ADJ [ADJ after verb, ADJ n] 俯卧的；面部（或腹部）朝下的 If you are lying prone, you are lying on your front. 俯卧的；面部（或腹部）朝下的 [formal]
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Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.
鲍勃从椅子上滑下来，趴在了地板上。
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Since 1991, parents have been advised not to put their infants down to sleep in the prone position.
自1991年以来就一直建议父母不要让婴儿趴着睡觉。
SYN face down, flat, lying down, horizontal
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