predispose
predisposepredispose[ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz]predi'spose sb to sth (also predi'spose sb towards sth less frequent) ( formal)1.■to make sb more likely to do something or to suffer from a particular illness使倾向于做；使易于患﹙病﹚:Cigarette advertising predisposes children to smoking.烟草广告会引导儿童抽烟。His lifestyle predisposed him to high blood pressure.他的生活方式容易使他患高血压。Certain people may be predisposed to mental illness.有些人易患精神病。2.■Predispose sb to/towards sth is often used in the passive. predispose sb to/towards sth 常用于被动语态:He believes that some people are predisposed to criminal behaviour.他认为有些人有犯罪倾向。[G]v+n/pron+prep
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