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prone [prəʊn] ADJ

quake-prone ADJ

Usage examples with prone

be prone to this disease
容易生这种病
be prone to make mistakes
容易出错

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Also, we are not in a tsunami prone area.
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Certain animals are considered spiritually evil and prone to cause sickness to humans: owls, snakes, bears, and coyotes.
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It was designed to be fired by a soldier while prone.
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She has been prone to sneaking around his house to spy when that happens.
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During their service they were prone to technical problems, and were more in the depot than in service.
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Over millions of years, giant molecular clouds are prone to collapse and fragmentation.
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They are prone to following ships for refuse.
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Carbon fibre is less flexible (stiffer) than glass fibre and more brittle and prone to breakage when misused.
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This makes buildings in this area highly prone to earthquake damage.
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Common features of the stream terrace are friable serpentine soils that are stable, not eroding, and not prone to frost heave.
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