predisposed

英 [ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd]

美 [ˌpriːdɪˈspoʊzd]

v.  使倾向于; 使受…的影响; 使易于患(某种病) ; 容易诱发
predispose的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：predisposed　

COCA.34027

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

adj

• made susceptible
  1. because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease

双语例句

• But when the scientists compared mice that were genetically predisposed to developing cancer, they found that those without the RING lived twice as long as those with it.
  但是，当科学家将基因倾向于发展到癌症的小鼠相比，他们发现：那些没有RING的小鼠的寿命是有RING小鼠的两倍。
• They looked at identical twins, who would be genetically predisposed to age at a similar pace, to determine whether certain experiences affected ageing.
  为确定某些经历是否会影响衰老，研究人员对同卵双生的双胞胎进行了研究，这些双胞胎在基因的设定下衰老速度完全一样。
• His early training predisposed him to a life of adventure ( to travel widely).
  他的早年教育使他喜欢冒险生活（广泛旅行）。
• Biological inheritance is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to characteristics of its parent cell or organism.
  生物的继承是后代细胞或生命体取得或变成先天倾向它的父母细胞或生命体的特性的过程。
• Fish oil supplements can cause problems for diabetics predisposed to easy bleeding or haemorrhage.
  补充鱼油会引起糖尿病的一些问题，例如出血。
• They also are predisposed toward kidney ailments and skin breakouts.
  另外，他们也易患肾病和皮肤病。
• Their survival ensured our existence but predisposed us to the same kind of short-term thinking.
  他们的存活确保了我们的存在但也留给了我们着眼于短期的相同倾向。
• Even more intriguing, the study revealed that people who were genetically predisposed to diabetes benefited most.
  令人更加感兴趣的是，这项研究揭示出那些由于基因易患上糖尿病的人们是最大的获益者。
• The clusters may occur as a result of infections precipitating the condition in already predisposed individuals.
  聚类分析结果表明，在有患病倾向的个体中感染诱发了糖尿病。
• Happy individuals are predisposed to seek out new opportunities and set new goals.
  快乐的个人会倾向于寻找新的机会和新的目标。