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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! A9 G7 ?# S$ T- N. N0 q" ~
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~ to sth / to do sth likely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad
1 ^8 z8 ?6 N8 L5 h( WSynonym: LIABLE1 _: l: g7 _2 a% C- @. z+ w- P
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.# z) y2 a) P3 O& j/ u) m/ b
(-prone) (in adjectives) likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned: error-prone ◆ injury-prone2 ~) z" r! w& ?( D. D
See also ACCIDENT-PRONE
) |6 @6 ?; ~. E& g2 `6 T- Y (formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground
* y' R; r& c: l5 ZSynonym: PROSTRATE( B) J! [4 y4 C* ~6 k) e! z
The victim lay prone without moving. ◆ He was found lying in a prone position. h6 c5 n7 L9 g
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proneness noun [U]: proneness to depression / injury
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probe
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verb, noun
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& S0 D& K$ M5 t& _& l7 F5 } ~ (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]9 |9 t1 f5 e5 I. a
[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.
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: [1 h, k. F g3 ^/ N/ H8 H8 B ~ (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.- R8 x$ `% U4 B6 h9 I/ }$ G
(also space probe) a spacecraft without people on board which obtains information and sends it back to earth! b4 l3 {) [& |* s5 @% r. I
(technical) a long thin metal tool used by doctors for examining inside the body: Y! M X) n# N: {# u, z
(technical) a small device put inside sth and used by scientists to test sth or record information |
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