/prəʊn ||; pron/adj prone to sth/to do sth likely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad 很可能遭受(某坏事);很可能做(某坏事):
prone to infection/injury/heart attacks 容易感染;容易受到伤害;容易心脏病发作Working without a break makes you more prone to error. 连续不停地工作使人比较容易出差错。to be accident-prone(= to have a lot of accidents) 容易发生意外