1.b> (to) , ( , . .i>); , , ( , .i>) [.i> .i> insusceptibler>]; he's highly susceptible to flattery / ; she isn't very susceptible to pressure , ; some of these plants are more susceptible to frost damage than others , ; soil on the mountain slopes is very susceptible to erosion ; some people are more susceptible to alcohol than others , ; people in a new country are highly susceptible to illness ; among particularly susceptible children, the disease can develop at a very young age i> / i> ; older people are more susceptible to the virus i> / i> ;
2.b> , ; i> ; she was both charming and susceptible ; they persuade susceptible teenagers to part with their money , / ;
3.b> (of, to) .i> i> i> , i> ; the facts are susceptible of other explanations / ; working conditions are susceptible of improvement by legislation ; Shakespeare's plays are susceptible to various interpretations / ; theories about history are not susceptible to being proved in the same way that scientific theories are , .
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