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话说楼主正在看明天的实验要怎么做。。突然脑子里闪过两个单词prone 和probe
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adjective
; ?. z: I3 n+ t3 e7 c' W8 u ~ to sth / to do sth likely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad, ~) j! C' |& c; E8 x& I
Synonym: LIABLE# H6 m. I2 I5 k2 H7 H1 w
prone to infection / injury ◆ Working without a break makes you more prone to error. ◆ Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs.; A4 r/ i8 L5 ?# B$ j
(-prone) (in adjectives) likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned: error-prone ◆ injury-prone5 _: }6 }9 p h; w
See also ACCIDENT-PRONE
/ `' B( s( G% P (formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground& n6 E* @# H y L
Synonym: PROSTRATE b) {, @3 P. D: N6 p
The victim lay prone without moving. ◆ He was found lying in a prone position.
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proneness noun [U]: proneness to depression / injury
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verb
: ?$ T! l# P' Z ~ (into sth) to ask questions in order to find out secret or hidden information about sb/sth: [V] He didn't like the media probing into his past. ◆ [VN] a TV programme that probed government scandals in the 1990s [also V speech]
7 ]$ V" D0 ]3 w/ Y. @4 f/ \# @0 ^ [VN] to touch, examine or look for sth, especially with a long thin instrument: The doctor probed the wound for signs of infection. ◆ Searchlights probed the night sky.* Z5 o0 ^6 x/ F& F- F
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~ (into sth) (used especially in newspapers) a thorough and careful investigation of sth: a police probe into the financial affairs of the company ◆ Arson probe after three die at home.
- }( H' Q/ j" I (also space probe) a spacecraft without people on board which obtains information and sends it back to earth
2 W# i2 ]5 b9 t. b (technical) a long thin metal tool used by doctors for examining inside the body
. h. J& G6 n2 F! X; q( l) s6 C (technical) a small device put inside sth and used by scientists to test sth or record information |
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