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liable
2. ADJ-GRADED
能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词
有…危险的；可能遭受…的；有…倾向的 If people or things are liable to something unpleasant, they are likely to experience it or do it. 【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ to n
She will grow into a woman particularly liable to depression...
她长大成人后会特别容易患抑郁症。
Steroids are used to reduce the inflammation, which makes the muscles of the airways liable to constriction.
类固醇用于消除可能导致气道肌肉收缩的炎症。
prone
1. ADJ-GRADED
能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词
See also: accident prone; 有（不好的）倾向的；易于…的；很可能…的 To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or to do it. 【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ
For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves...
尽管有经验，她还是容易紧张。
People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer.
皮肤白皙容易晒伤的人极易患皮肤癌。
apt
2. ADJ-GRADED
能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词
易于…的；有…倾向的 If someone is apt to do something, they often do it and so it is likely that they will do it again. 【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ to-inf
She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about...
她动不动就拔高嗓门，并挥舞双手。
This type of weather is apt to be more common in winter.
这种天气在冬季往往更为常见。
tend
1. VERB
动词
往往会；经常就 If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. 【语法信息】：V to-inf
A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy...
制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。
In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...
在老年群体里女性占大多数，因为男性通常不易高寿。
They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.
他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。
incline
1. V-ERG
及物/不及物动词
(使)倾向;(使)趋向 If you incline to think or act in a particular way, or if something inclines you to it, you are likely to think or act in that way. 【语法信息】：V to/towards n【语法信息】：V n to/towards n【语法信息】：V n to-inf【语法信息】：V to-inf【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式
I incline to the view that he is right.
我倾向于认为他是正确的。
...the factors which incline us towards particular beliefs...
使我们倾向于相信某些特定信仰的因素
Many end up as team leaders, which inclines them to co-operate with the bosses...
很多人最后成为团队领袖,这使得他们易于和上司合作。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
liable
2. ADJ-GRADED
能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词
有…危险的；可能遭受…的；有…倾向的 If people or things are liable to something unpleasant, they are likely to experience it or do it. 【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ to n
She will grow into a woman particularly liable to depression...
她长大成人后会特别容易患抑郁症。
Steroids are used to reduce the inflammation, which makes the muscles of the airways liable to constriction.
类固醇用于消除可能导致气道肌肉收缩的炎症。
prone
1. ADJ-GRADED
能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词
See also: accident prone; 有（不好的）倾向的；易于…的；很可能…的 To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or to do it. 【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ
For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves...
尽管有经验，她还是容易紧张。
People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer.
皮肤白皙容易晒伤的人极易患皮肤癌。
apt
2. ADJ-GRADED
能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词
易于…的；有…倾向的 If someone is apt to do something, they often do it and so it is likely that they will do it again. 【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ to-inf
She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about...
她动不动就拔高嗓门，并挥舞双手。
This type of weather is apt to be more common in winter.
这种天气在冬季往往更为常见。
tend
1. VERB
动词
往往会；经常就 If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. 【语法信息】：V to-inf
A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy...
制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。
In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...
在老年群体里女性占大多数，因为男性通常不易高寿。
They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.
他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。
incline
1. V-ERG
及物/不及物动词
(使)倾向;(使)趋向 If you incline to think or act in a particular way, or if something inclines you to it, you are likely to think or act in that way. 【语法信息】：V to/towards n【语法信息】：V n to/towards n【语法信息】：V n to-inf【语法信息】：V to-inf【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式
I incline to the view that he is right.
我倾向于认为他是正确的。
...the factors which incline us towards particular beliefs...
使我们倾向于相信某些特定信仰的因素
Many end up as team leaders, which inclines them to co-operate with the bosses...
很多人最后成为团队领袖,这使得他们易于和上司合作。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net