prone

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a. 俯伏的, 面向下的, 有...倾向的 [医] 旋前的, 伏的, 俯的

发音

UK /pɹəʊn/
其它
CA /pɹoʊn/
其它
US /pɹoʊn/
AU /pɹəʉn/
AU /pɹɐʉn/
NZ /pɹɐʉn/

词形变化

proned prones 三单 prones proning proning 现在分词 proned 过去式 proned 过去分词 proner 比较级 proner pronest more prone 比较级 pronest 最高级 most prone 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

俯卧的；有…倾向的，易于…的

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To place in a prone position, to place face down.

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adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Lying face-down.

    prone position

  2. 2.

    Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.

    The hand is in the prone position typically when using a keyboard; and the forearm is then also in the prone position; when the foot is resting on the inner side of the sole, it is in the prone position.

  3. 3.

    Having a downward inclination or slope.

  4. 4.

    Shooting from a position while lying down.

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  5. 5.

    Predisposed, liable, inclined.

    比喻

    prone to failure

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

prostrate

近义相关 2

inclined unerect

相关短语

prone to 倾于… prone out prone position [医] 伏卧位 prone positioning prone positionings

词源

From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).

来源：wiktionary