prone
UK [prəʊn] US [proʊn] adjective
TENDING 有…倾向的
be prone to sth/do sth
ADVANCED
■likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic 易于遭受（疾病）的；有（消极）倾向的•I've always been prone to headaches.我总是容易头痛。 •He was prone to depressions even as a teenager.甚至在青少年时期他就容易情绪抑郁。 •She's prone to exaggerate, that's for sure.她喜欢夸大其词，这一点是肯定的。
UK [prəʊn] US [proʊn] adjective
LYING DOWN 躺下的 formal
■lying on the front with the face down 俯卧的，趴着的•The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood about his head.这张照片上一名男子趴在人行道上，头部周围有一滩血。 |