predispose

英 [ˌpriːdɪ'spəʊz] 美 [ˌpriːdɪ'spoʊz]

• v. (使)易罹患；(使)预先偏向于

英英释义

Verb:

1. make susceptible;

   "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The inhabitants are predisposed to rheumatism by the damp climate.
   因气候潮湿，居民易患风湿症。
2. Stress can predispose people to heart attacks.
   紧张容易使人心脏病发作。
3. His good manners predispose people to like him.
   他彬彬有礼的举止使人们尚未接触就喜欢他。
4. His early training predisposed him to a life of adventure.
   他早年所受的教养使他热衷於冒险活动。

经典引文

• The majority of his judges..came predisposed to condemn him.

  出自： J. S. Blackie

• Early bereavement..acts as a trigger for depression in those who are already genetically predisposed.

  出自： A. Storr

词汇搭配

• predispose someone toward 使某人日后倾向于…...
• predispose someone to 使某人日后倾向于…...

近反义词

【近义词】

• dispose 清除
• prejudice 偏见
• prompt 迅速的
• influence 影响
• bias 偏见
• affect 影响
• incline 倾斜