susceptible

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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+ adjective
1 [not usually before noun] ~ (to sb/sth) very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by sb/sth: He's highly susceptible to flattery. + Some of these plants are more susceptible to frost damage than others. + Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in susceptible adults. + There are few known diseases which are not susceptible to medical treatment.
2 easily influenced by feelings and emotions
Synonym: IMPRESSIONABLE
She was both charming and susceptible.
3 ~ (of sth) (formal) allowing sth; capable of sth: Is this situation not susceptible of improvement by legislation? + The facts are susceptible of various interpretations.

Thesaurus dictionary

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adj.

1 Often, susceptible of or to. open (to), prone (to), subject (to), disposed (to), predisposed (to), receptive (to), affected by, responsive (to):

Brass is susceptible of a high shine. Are you still susceptible to her blandishments?

2 impressionable, influenceable, vulnerable, reachable, accessible, credulous, suggestible, gullible, naïve:

Susceptible youngsters need protection from commercial exploitation.

Collocation dictionary

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VERBS

be, seem | become | remain | leave sb/sth, make sb/sth

The operation had left her susceptible to infection.

ADV.

easily, extremely, highly, particularly, readily, unusually, very

certain highly susceptible individuals

| quite, rather | genetically

PREP.

to

Some dogs are thought to be genetically susceptible to the disease.

Concise English dictionary

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sə'septəbl
adj.
+(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
+easily impressed emotionally