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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, F$ @7 R$ G8 x
~ to sth / to do sth likely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad% l( Z' m3 _! r6 X7 w& A
Synonym: LIABLE0 V$ ?: h6 h& r$ x( A
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.
! f$ k# k1 @# K8 l1 \ (-prone) (in adjectives) likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned: error-prone ◆ injury-prone" i) P9 x* d o+ f3 u2 ^
See also ACCIDENT-PRONE8 k* p9 P# X3 U# i
(formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground9 h3 Y, b( J; n5 i* Z5 F* f$ u3 ]% r
Synonym: PROSTRATE
6 a' o$ ^# {' M2 s- ~7 x% g' v* pThe victim lay prone without moving. ◆ He was found lying in a prone position.
4 E" Q- y% W+ d. O* x2 YCompare: SUPINE
: i5 M) W1 m r' Qproneness noun [U]: proneness to depression / injury
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verb, noun
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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]) }" `. n1 L( p2 ?% E1 v
[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.$ b! `- b: {2 R2 a2 E
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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.4 e9 T5 H- p* M
(also space probe) a spacecraft without people on board which obtains information and sends it back to earth' e! Y% r* g7 y! K
(technical) a long thin metal tool used by doctors for examining inside the body# k Q# M. g0 I
(technical) a small device put inside sth and used by scientists to test sth or record information |
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