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1、prone
有（不好的）傾向的；易于…的；很可能…的
For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves.
盡管有經驗，她還是容易緊張。
俯臥的；面部（或腹部）朝下的
Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.
鮑勃從椅子上滑下來，趴在了地板上。
Since 1991, parents have been advised not to put their infants down to sleep in the prone position.
自1991年以來就一直建議父母不要讓嬰兒趴著睡覺。
2、brutal
野蠻的；殘暴的
He was the victim of a very brutal murder.
他是一樁惡性謀殺案的受害者。
the brutal suppression of anti-government protests.
對反政府抗議的殘酷鎮壓
直截了當的；直言不諱的；直率的
It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty.
他們直言不諱地談論自己和自己的感受，讓人覺得耳目一新。
He took an anguished breath. He had to be brutal and say it.
他痛苦地吸了口氣，不得不坦言此事。
殘酷無情的；難以忍受的
The dip in prices this summer will be brutal.
今年夏天價格的大幅下跌將會很殘酷。
The afternoon sun had been brutal.
下午的太陽酷熱難擋。
