involve
牽涉;牽連;影響
There was a serious incident involving a group of youths.
有一起涉及一群年輕人的嚴(yán)重事件。
How many vehicles were involved in the crash?
這次撞車事故涉及多少輛汽車?
prone
prone to sth
prone to do sth
易于遭受;有做(壞事)的傾向
同義詞:liable
prone to injury
容易受傷
Working without a break makes you more prone to error.
連續(xù)工作不停歇使人更容易出錯(cuò)。
Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs.
據(jù)調(diào)查,疲勞駕車時(shí)特別容易忽視警示標(biāo)志。
grotesque
怪誕的;荒唐的;荒謬的
a grotesque distortion of the truth
對(duì)事實(shí)的荒誕歪曲
It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money.
想讓她那樣有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人為這點(diǎn)錢工作真是荒唐。
public
平民;百姓;民眾
The palace is now open to the public.
這座宮殿現(xiàn)在向大眾開放了。
There have been many complaints from members of the public.
現(xiàn)在已有大量的民眾投訴。
The public has / have a right to know what is contained in the report.
民眾有權(quán)了解報(bào)告的內(nèi)容。