prone :likely to do something or be affected by something, especially something bad
常用搭配: be prone / inclined /likely to
例句1.Japan is prone to earthquakes and typhoons. / Japan is prone to suffer earthquakes and typhoons.
2.Most people are prone to anxiety during a test.
3.But in China and India, young women have been unusually prone to suicide.
4.American football and ice hockey players are prone to injury. / American football and ice hockey players are injury-prone.
5.Japan is earthquake- and typhoon-prone. (注意这里连字符的用法:earthquake- and typhoon-prone 等于 earthquake-prone and typhoon-prone)
1.翻译:
超重人群容易患高血压和高血糖。
Overweight people are prone to high blood pressure and high blood sugar.
2.造句
Nowadays, the young are prone to become sleep-deprived.