prone
- IPA[prōn]
美式
- likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome；lying flat, especially face downward
- turn (a patient) so as to lie face down for a period of time in order to improve the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs during mechanical ventilation；drop into a prone position; lie face down
verb: prone, 3rd person present: prones, gerund or present participle: proning, past tense: proned, past participle: proned
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形容詞
- 1. likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome years of logging had left the mountains prone to mudslides he is prone to jump to conclusions 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. lying flat, especially face downward I was lying prone on a foam mattress a prone position 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ technical denoting the position of the forearm with the palm of the hand facing downward.
- ▪ archaic with a downward slope or direction.
動詞
- 1. turn (a patient) so as to lie face down for a period of time in order to improve the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs during mechanical ventilation twice a day he was proned to try and get as much oxygen into his body as possible proning a patient can take a minimum of six people
- 2. US drop into a prone position; lie face down they searched him and told him to prone out on the ground next to his car I had nine people proned out on the ground
- tending to be involved in a greater than average number of accidents: he's always been accident-prone the accident-prone chemicals giant suffered its ninth toxic discharge
Oxford American Dictionary
- tending to make or cause errors: a complex and error-prone process
Oxford Dictionary
- tending to be involved in a greater than average number of accidents: he's always been accident-prone the accident-prone chemicals giant suffered its ninth toxic discharge
Oxford Dictionary
- tending to make or cause errors: a complex and error-prone process
Oxford American Dictionary
- another term for recovery position
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[prəʊn]
英式
- likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable: farmed fish are prone to disease he is prone to jump to conclusions
- turn (a patient) so as to lie face down for a period of time in order to improve the exchange ... twice a day he was proned to try and get as much oxygen into his body as possible proning a patient can take a minimum of six people
Oxford Dictionary
