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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( C W3 z3 H; m( J1 P w
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adjective
! j. M) e0 u4 f8 O ~ to sth / to do sth likely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad
: ^, @+ ^0 u) K$ [5 C: E4 [; oSynonym: LIABLE
8 k, v2 Y$ I- G" \- u( kprone 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.
; t% W' l5 Y6 W/ ^ (-prone) (in adjectives) likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned: error-prone ◆ injury-prone
: B7 I0 N- b9 s$ _' PSee also ACCIDENT-PRONE
- s% n$ u; J, v8 }) n* ~ (formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground0 [% k1 k7 [; C8 m, Y/ { }* b
Synonym: PROSTRATE
. ]: P+ F+ w( q: o3 |9 g- EThe victim lay prone without moving. ◆ He was found lying in a prone position.
# d, _5 j% D: \4 d5 v- T% y0 TCompare: SUPINE
) A$ p& S1 r, Z) Rproneness noun [U]: proneness to depression / injury: Z V. g# M' |: ~; h/ s
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~ (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]
4 v; Q2 Y" @: W9 x [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./ i! d" \8 r2 V7 d
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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.2 i ]4 |( H7 Z, {+ \ a- h8 L
(also space probe) a spacecraft without people on board which obtains information and sends it back to earth) G9 g* q0 i! |, P$ x
(technical) a long thin metal tool used by doctors for examining inside the body
* p* O' o* [! b3 |0 K% D: | (technical) a small device put inside sth and used by scientists to test sth or record information |
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