柯林斯詞典predispose /?pri?d??sp??z/ (predisposing,predisposed,predisposes) 1. V-T 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. 使…很可能 (以某方式思考或行事)[正式] They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well. 他們煞費苦心雇用那些具備把顧客服務(wù)好的個性的人。2. predisposedADJ 有…傾向的[v-link ADJ] ...people who are predisposed to violent crime. …有暴力犯罪傾向的人們。3. V-T If something predisposes you to a disease or illness, it makes it likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness. 使…很可能患 (某疾病)[正式] ...a gene that predisposes people to alcoholism. …使易于嗜酒的基因。4. predisposedADJ 易患…的[v-link ADJ] Some people are genetically predisposed to diabetes. 有些人先天性易患糖尿病。 返回 predisposed劍橋詞典?be predisposed to/towards sth to be more likely than other people to have a medical condition or to behave in a particular way 易感染…;更傾向于,更有可能 Researchers have discovered that the children of these patients are genetically predisposed to cancer . 研究者發(fā)現(xiàn)這些病人的子女容易通過遺傳患上癌癥。 The president is predisposed towards negotiation and favours a peaceful way of resolving the crisis . 總統(tǒng)更傾向于談判,支持以和平的方式解決危機(jī)。 返回 predisposed