Prone
[prəʊn] or [pron]
解释:
(adj.) lying face downward .
(adj.) having a tendency (to); often used in combination; 'a child prone to mischief'; 'failure-prone' .
录入:佩内洛普--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Bending forward; inclined; not erect.
(a.) Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine.
(a.) Headlong; running downward or headlong.
(a.) Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.
(a.) Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.
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同义词及近义词：
a. [1]. Prostrate (with the face downwards), recumbent, lying, flat.[2]. Sloping, inclining.[3]. Disposed, inclined, tending.
弗朗辛校对
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Disposed, inclined, bent, tending, apt, recumbent, prostrate, flat
ANT:Indisposed, disinclined, unapt, averse, upright
贺拉斯校对
解释:
adj. with the face downward: bending forward: headlong: disposed: inclined or sloping.—adv. Prone′ly.—n. Prone′ness.
巴罗录入
例句:
- Jaelthe stern woman; sat apart, relenting somewhat over her captive; but more prone to dwell on the faithful expectation of Heber coming home. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Xodar and the boy were stretched directly behind me, prone also that we might offer as little resistance to the air as possible. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- I found myself lying prone upon a bed of yellowish, mosslike vegetation which stretched around me in all directions for interminable miles. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Its sole occupant lay prone upon a low couch at the further side, apparently in sleep. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- With an effort I started toward the opening of the cave only to reel drunkenly against a side wall, and from there slip prone upon the floor. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- I am not one who is prone to take violent fancies, and, consequently, my friendship is the more to be depended on. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- I have ever been prone to seek adventure and to investigate and experiment where wiser men would have left well enough alone. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Human nature is so prone to fall into it! 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- As I approached I found Dejah Thoris lying prone upon her silks and furs, her lithe form wracked with sobs. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Once haply in life, one golden gift falls prone in the lap--one boon full and bright, perfect from Fruition's mint. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- The undisciplined mind is averse to suspense and intellectual hesitation; it is prone to assertion. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- But if Mr Lammle were prone to be jealous of his dear Sophronia's friendships, he would be jealous of her feeling towards Miss Podsnap. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Jane, turning at the cry, saw the cause of it lying prone upon the floor before them--the whitened skeleton of a man. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- She did not, however, propose to lie there prone, and Gerty's inspiration about the hats at once revived her hopes of profitable activity. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
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