prone

adj.

1. 易于遭受；有做（坏事）的倾向
   likely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad
   1. prone to injury
      容易受伤
   2. Working without a break makes you more prone to error.
      连续工作不停歇使人更容易出错。
   3. Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs.
      据调查，疲劳驾车时特别容易忽视警示标志。
2. 有做…倾向的；易于遭受…的
   likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned
   1. error-prone
      容易出错的
   2. injury-prone
      容易受伤的
3. 俯卧的
   lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground
   1. The victim lay prone without moving.
      受害人趴在地上一动不动。
   2. He was found lying in a prone position.
      人们发现他俯卧着。

1. See also: For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves... People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer. -prone combines with nouns to make adjectives that describe people who are frequently affected by something bad. ...the most injury-prone rider on the circuit. accident prone
2. ADJ 俯卧的；面部（或腹部）朝下的
   If you are lying prone, you are lying on your front.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

1. The test should identify which smokers are most prone to develop lung cancer
   这项检查应该可以确认哪些吸烟者更容易得肺癌。
2. He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease.
   他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。
3. For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves
   尽管有经验，她还是容易紧张。
4. People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer.
   皮肤白皙容易晒伤的人极易患皮肤癌。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. He was very prone to seasickness and already felt queasy.
   他快晕船了，已经感到恶心了。
8. As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.
   细胞变小后就会更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。
9. This leaves fertile soil unprotected and prone to erosion.
   这会让肥沃的土壤暴露在外，使其容易受到侵蚀。
10. Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.
    有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
11. He was lying prone on the couch, fast asleep.
    他趴在长沙发椅上，睡得很熟。
12. Some people are prone to see only immediate interests.
    有些人往往只看到当前的利益。
13. The recognition is less demanding but prone to accept errors.
    识别的要求降低了，但更容易容忍错误。
14. This paper examines some of the key characteristics that make software development difficult and error prone.
    本文考察了一些使软件开发变得困难和容易发生错误的关键特性。
15. This is an accident prone week for you at work, especially if you feel resentful and unfairly treated.
    本周，你发生工作事故的可能性很高，特别是当你对工作不满，感到待遇不公的时候。
16. You are accident prone because you're a bit careless in what you do.
    你容易出意外，因为你对你所做的事情，有点粗心。
17. I also suspected that this could be quite error prone.
    我还怀疑，这可能是很容易出错。
18. Second, some environments are more fragile than others, making some societies more prone to collapse than others.
    第二，一些国家的环境比其他国家更脆弱，使一些社会团体比其他国家更容易崩溃。
19. The system is prone to crashes.
    这个系统很容易崩溃。
20. You are more prone to skin infections.
    您更容易发生皮肤感染。
21. So, we are prone to earthquake and volcanic eruptions.
    如此，我们是有倾向的对地震和火山爆发。
22. The Middle East and Africa were more prone to accidents, with rates of 6.2 and 13.6 respectively.
    中东和非洲更容易发生事故，事故率分别为6.2和13.6。
23. Will become more prone to fear, because you have to give up, do not trust myself.
    越害怕就会越容易发生，因为你已经放弃了，已经不相信自己了。
24. In a society of technology and commodity, people are prone to becoming the slaves of technology and material.
    在技术和商品社会里，人可能变成了技术和物质的奴隶。
25. Certain breeds of dogs are prone to this condition, and there is an age group and gender association.
    某些品种的狗很容易这一条件，并有一个年龄组和性别协会。
26. This removes the need for the manual closing of resources, which has proven very error prone in practice.
    这减少了手动关闭资源的需要，在现实中非常容易出错。
27. At the same time, sheath of polyolefin processing performance and prone to defects and discussed how to resolve.
    同时也对聚烯烃护套的性能和加工容易出现缺陷及如何解决进行了论述。
28. You may be prone to nervous tension this month.
    这个月你或许会倾向于紧张和焦虑。
29. Your immune system will be weak and you will be prone to becoming ill.
    你和你的免疫系统会弱会容易得病。
30. This approach is not only unrealistic, but it is prone to failure.
    这种方法不仅不现实，而且非常容易失败。

  apt liable likely prone【导航词义：易于…的】

  apt adj. 易于…的，有…倾向的

〔辨析〕指天生具有做某事的倾向的，常后接动词不定式。

  liable adj. 易…的；易患…的

〔辨析〕只作表语，指因习惯或倾向性而易做某事或产生某种问题、患上某 种疾病等的，常后接动词不定式或介词 to。

  likely adj. 可能的

〔辨析〕指可能发生或属实的，强调可能性。

  prone adj. 有…倾向的，易于…的

〔辨析〕尤指有发生不好或有害之事倾向的，通常作表语，常后接介词 to 或动词不定式。

adj

1. lying face downward

   Synonym:    prostrate

2. having a tendency (to)
   1. a child prone to mischief
   2. failure-prone