susceptible

adjective

/səˈseptəbl/

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[not usually before noun] susceptible (to something) very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by something易受影响（或伤害等）；敏感；过敏
- He's highly susceptible to flattery.他爱听恭维话。
- Some of these plants are more susceptible to frost damage than others.这些植物中有一些较其他的易受霜冻危害。
- Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in susceptible adults.盐的摄入可能导致易病的成年人血压升高。
- There are few known diseases which are not susceptible to medical treatment.已知的疾病中很少是药物治疗完全无效的。
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- Some dogs are thought to be genetically susceptible to the disease.有人认为有些狗先天易得这种疾病。
- The operation had left her susceptible to infection.手术使她特别容易受感染。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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preposition
- to
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easily influenced by feelings and emotions好动感情的；感情丰富的；善感的 synonym impressionable
- She was both charming and susceptible.她迷人而多情。
susceptible (of something) (formal) allowing something; capable of something容许…的；可能…的；可以…的
- Is this situation not susceptible of improvement by legislation?这种状况有没有可能通过立法加以改善？
- The facts are susceptible of various interpretations.这些事实可以有不同的解释。

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere ‘take up, sustain’, from sub- ‘from below’ + capere ‘take’.