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Predispose Verb Behave Makes People Disease 英[ˌpri:Dɪˈspəʊz 美[ˌpridɪˈspoʊz

单词 predispose
音标
英[ˌpri:dɪˈspəʊz] 美[ˌpridɪˈspoʊz]
解释
vt.使预先有倾向;使易接受;使倾向于做;使易于患(病);
例句

VERB
使倾向于;使有意向
If something predisposes you to think or behave in a particular way, it makes it likely that you will think or behave in that way.
例: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。
例: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 something predisposes you to a disease or illness, it makes it likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness.
例:...a gene that predisposes people to alcoholism.使人容易嗜酒的基因
变形
third:predisposes~done:predisposed~ing:predisposing~past:predisposed~

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