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

• Aerobic exercise ( nurture) seems to preserve telomere length with age, but we can't say whether exercising subjects are also genetically predisposed to have better telomere maintenance.
  有氧运动（后天的）似乎随着年龄增长可以保护端粒长度，但是我们不能说运动对象是否受基因影响具有更好的端粒修复能力。
• 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）。
• Multiple sclerosis ( MS) is triggered by unidentified antigens or other disease-causing agents in the environment and affects people who are genetically predisposed to the disease.
  多发性硬化（MS）由未知的环境过敏原或其它致病因子触发并影响遗传性易感人群的疾病。
• 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。
• Women who are stressed about money, relationships and other problems during pregnancy may give birth to babies who are predisposed to allergies and asthma, US researchers said today.
  美国研究者指出：妊娠妇女由于经济、社会关系及其它一些问题导致的压力，有可能会生出易患上过敏症和哮喘病的婴儿。
• The ICU team typically includes a pharmacist who helps you review medication profiles and determine if your patient is predisposed to side effects or drug interactions.
  一个典型的ICU小组都有一个药剂师，他帮助护士评估药物性质，确定病人是否会诱发副作用或药物相互作用。
• They subjected the words to intense scrutiny and imagined an audience predisposed more toward contempt than admiration.
  他们反复斟酌用词，想象中的读者更多是吹毛求疵，而非心怀崇敬。
• Pandora can lead a listener to music they might not know, but are predisposed to like.
  Pandora就好像私人DJ，为听众选择可能陌生但多半会喜欢的音乐。
• They also are predisposed toward kidney ailments and skin breakouts.
  另外，他们也易患肾病和皮肤病。
• Sometimes common cold can trigger symptoms of asthma in people predisposed to the condition.
  有时伤风感冒可刺激有哮喘倾向者病发。