predispose

英 [ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz]

美 [ˌpriːdɪˈspoʊz]

v.  使倾向于; 使受…的影响; 使易于患(某种病) ; 容易诱发

过去分词：predisposed　第三人称单数：predisposes　现在分词：predisposing　过去式：predisposed　

IELTS

BNC.15502 / COCA.13004

牛津词典

verb

• 使倾向于；使受…的影响
  to influence sb so that they are likely to think or behave in a particular way
  1. He believes that some people are predisposed to criminal behaviour.
     他认为有些人容易犯罪。
  2. Her good mood predisposed her to enjoy the play.
     她当时兴致高，所以一定喜欢那出戏。
• 使易于患（某种病） ；容易诱发
  to make it likely that you will suffer from a particular illness
  1. Stress can predispose people to heart attacks.
     紧张容易使人心脏病发作。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使倾向于；使有意向
  If somethingpredisposesyoutothink or behave in a particular way, it makes it likely that you will think or behave in that way.
  1. They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well...
     他们千方百计雇用那些性格上天生适合服务顾客的人。
  2. There is evidence to suggest that certain factors predispose some individuals to criminal behaviour.
     有证据表明，特定的因素会使某些人产生犯罪倾向。
• VERB 使易感染，使易患（某种疾病）
  If somethingpredisposesyoutoa disease or illness, it makes it likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness.
  1. ...a gene that predisposes people to alcoholism.
     使人容易嗜酒的基因

英英释义

verb

• make susceptible
  1. This illness predisposes you to gain weight

双语例句

• Factors that predispose dogs to this condition are intestinal foreign bodies, intestinal cancer, intussusception, and other intestinal diseases.
  肠道异物、肠肿瘤、肠套叠和其他肠道疾病都是该疾病的易感因素。
• Stepwise multiple logistic regression analysis used to determine the independent factors that may predispose an infant to HIE.
  使用多元逐步Logistic回归分析来确定可能会诱发新生儿罹患HIE的独立因素。
• As noted above, obesity can predispose the cat to this type of injury, also.
  如上所述，可以更容易导致肥胖猫这种损伤类型，也。
• CONCLUSIONS: Bladder dysfunction did not predispose patients to recurrent urinary tract infections.
  结论：膀胱功能障碍并非造成反复泌尿系感染的因素。
• No conditions exist that predispose the product to external contamination.
  不存在预处理的产品受外部污染的情况。
• His good manners predispose people in his favor.
  他的文雅举止使人们未经接触就对他产生了好感。
• Does being ethnically Chinese predispose you to commercial success?
  作为华人是否让你更容易取得商业成功？
• Patients who take ICS may have other corticosteroid exposures, or have other conditions that predispose them to side effects, making the analysis of the ICS risk challenging.
  吸入皮质激素的患者患者可能也暴露于其他的皮质类固醇类，或者其他条件使他们易罹患副反应，使吸入皮质激素危险的分析的结果受到影响。
• In recent years, research effort has also focused on the genetic abnormalities that may predispose to CP.
  最近一些年来，研究成就也集中在遗传异常方面，其可能是造成慢性胰腺炎的因素。
• Fatigue predispose to colds.
  疲劳易使人患感冒。