2019-01-15

D8  prone  20190115

1）使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“prone”，了解它的常用搭配。 

 ①、[搭配]VERBS

be, seem 有倾向；好像易于

become 变得易于

leave sb/sth, make sb/sth 使…易于

Sun removes the oil and wax, leaving the leather prone to cracking.

阳光晒掉了皮革上的油和蜡，使皮革容易破裂。

②、[搭配]ADV.

especially, highly, particularly, very 特别易于…

increasingly 越来越倾向于

rather, slightly相当易于…；有点倾向于

notoriously 因易于…而声名狼藉

The M40 through Oxfordshire is notoriously prone to fog. 穿越牛津郡的40 号公路以雾蒙蒙出名。

③、[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。

④、[搭配]PHRASES

accident prone 易出事故的

2）翻译下面的句子： 

超重人群容易患上“三高”（高血压、高血糖和高脂血症）。 

 Overweight people are prone to the “three highs”— high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol.

（参考翻译：Overweight people are prone to the “three highs”—high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol. 或Overweight people are prone to develop high blood pressure, unhealthy blood sugar, and elevated cholesterol levels, often known as “three highs”.） 

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： 

When people tried dieting and weight loss, weight prone to rebound and damage the body.