involve
牵涉;牵连;影响
There was a serious incident involving a group of youths.
有一起涉及一群年轻人的严重事件。
How many vehicles were involved in the crash?
这次撞车事故涉及多少辆汽车?
prone
prone to sth
prone to do sth
易于遭受;有做(坏事)的倾向
同义词:liable
prone to injury
容易受伤
Working without a break makes you more prone to error.
连续工作不停歇使人更容易出错。
Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs.
据调查,疲劳驾车时特别容易忽视警示标志。
grotesque
怪诞的;荒唐的;荒谬的
a grotesque distortion of the truth
对事实的荒诞歪曲
It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money.
想让她那样有经验的人为这点钱工作真是荒唐。
public
平民;百姓;民众
The palace is now open to the public.
这座宫殿现在向大众开放了。
There have been many complaints from members of the public.
现在已有大量的民众投诉。
The public has / have a right to know what is contained in the report.
民众有权了解报告的内容。