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prone AHD[prōn] D.J.[prəʊn]K.K.[pron]adj.（形容词）- Lying with the front or face downward.俯卧的：脸朝下躺着的
- Having a tendency; inclined:有…趋向的；倾向的：paper that is prone to yellowing; children who are prone to mischief.易发黄的纸；倾向于淘气的孩子们
adv.（副词）- In a prone manner:仰卧地：以仰伏的样子：The patient was lying prone on the bed.病人俯卧在床上
- Middle English [inclined, disposed] 中古英语 [倾斜的，有倾向的]
- from Latin prōnus [leaning forward] * see per 1源自 拉丁语 prōnus [前倾] * 参见 per 1
proneʹly adv.（副词）proneʹness n.（名词）prone, supine, prostrate, recumbent- These adjectives mean lying down, as on the ground.这些形容词意为躺下来，如躺在地上。
- Prone refers to lying face downward with the front of the body facing the surface on which it rests: Prone 是指脸朝下躺着，身体的前部朝着身体下面的地面： The spaniel lay prone on the floor, his long ears draped over his extended front legs.那只猎獚趴在地板上，长长的耳朵耷拉在伸直的前腿上。
- Supine means lying down on the back: Supine 指仰躺着： The victim was supine on the stretcher.受害者仰卧在担架上。
- Prostrate denotes lying down flat or at full length: Prostrate 指平躺着或伸直躺着： "the prostrate trunk of a coconut tree" (Herman Melville).The word often implies that a prone or a supine position has been assumed out of humiliation, submission, helplessness, or physical or emotional incapacity: “椰子树的直树干” （海默·梅尔维尔）。这个词经常暗示被认为是屈辱、驯服、无助或身体或感情的无能的一种俯卧或仰卧姿势： "Heselrigge, as he lay prostrate . . . implored for life" (Jane Porter).黑塞瑞格…当他俯卧在地时…企求饶命“ （简·彼特）。
- Recumbent means lying down in a position of comfort or rest: Recumbent 是指舒适或放松地躺着： The picnickers were recumbent on thick moss under a big tree. 野餐的人们在大树下厚厚的苔藓上舒适地躺着
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