每日一词 87 | prone

3. 怎样学会使用这个词?


1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“prone”,了解它的常用搭配。


[搭配]VERBS

* be, seem 有傾向;好像易於…

* become 變得易於…

* leave sb/sth, make sb/sth

使…易於…:Sun removes the oil and wax, leaving the leather prone to cracking. 陽光曬掉了皮革上的油和蠟,使皮革容易破裂。


[搭配]ADV.

* especially, highly, particularly, very

特別易於…

* increasingly 越來越傾向於…

* rather, slightly相當易於…;有點傾向於…

* notoriously 因易於…而聲名狼藉:The M40 through Oxfordshire is notoriously prone to fog. 穿越牛津郡的40 號公路以霧蒙蒙出名。


[搭配]PREP.

* to 容易… 的:She seems very prone to chest infections. 她的胸腔似乎很容易受感染。


[搭配]PHRASES

* accident prone 易出事故的



2)翻译下面的句子:


超重人群容易患高血压和高血糖。


(参考翻译:Overweight people are prone to high blood pressure and high blood sugar. 或 People with excess weight are prone to develop high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar.)


3)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。


例子: We are more prone to be happy after sports.

场景 :运动后人容易感到愉悦。

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