predispose
verb (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they predispose | |
| he / she / it predisposes | |
| past simple predisposed | |
| past participle predisposed | |
| -ing form predisposing |
to influence somebody so that they are likely to think or behave in a particular way 使倾向于；使受…的影响 - predispose somebody to something
He believes that some people are predisposed to criminal behaviour. 他认为有些人容易犯罪。 - predispose somebody to do something
Her good mood predisposed her to enjoy the play. 她当时兴致高，所以一定喜欢那出戏。
Extra ExamplesHe said the British were temperamentally predisposed to compromise. 他说英国人在性格上倾向于妥协。 Some people assumed he was stupid and were thus predisposed to fall into one of his traps. 有些人认为他很愚蠢，因此容易落入他的陷阱。
- predispose somebody to something
- predispose somebody to something
to make it likely that you will suffer from a particular illness 使易于患（某种病）；容易诱发