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

• Theoretically, hypoxemic episodes during sleep apnea may predispose patients to oxidative stress.
  理论上讲，睡眠呼吸暂停时血氧不足的发作可能导致患者出现氧化应激。
• Simple renal cysts, as seen here, can also be multiple, but they are never as numerous as with polycystic change, and they do not predispose to chronic renal failure.
  单纯性肾囊肿，可以是多发的，但它们从来没有多囊变化，它不会发展成慢性肾衰。
• But above all, effective prevention addresses the structural faults that predispose a society to conflict.
  最重要的是，有效预防的方法是解决导致社会发生冲突的结构性问题。
• 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。
• Genetic traits may predispose some smokers to stronger addiction.
  基因特质使某些吸烟者更易成瘾。
• Casanova believes there are likely other genes that predispose people to infectious diseases, and that some of them may be inherited in a dominant fashion.
  Casanova相信可能存在着其它感染性疾病易感性基因，而且有部分可能以显性方式遗传。
• Medical conditions associated with onychocryptosis include diabetes, obesity, as well as thyroid, cardiac, and kidney diseases that may predispose to lower extremity edema.
  医疗条件相关性引的嵌甲包括糖尿病，肥胖症，以及甲状腺，心脏和可能会引起下肢水肿的肾脏疾病。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。