单词	predispose
释义	predisposepre‧dis‧pose /ˌpriːdɪsˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE predispose Simple Form Present they predispose it predisposes Past it, they predisposed Present perfect they have predisposed it has predisposed Past perfect it, they had predisposed Future it, they will predispose Future perfect it, they will have predisposed Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And their education and trailing had predisposed them to hard work. Diabetes predisposes the patient to fungus or other opportunistic infections involving the intracranial contents. I was predisposed not to like him; maybe he sensed this. It has been suggested that emergency colectomy and postoperative sepsis may predispose to the development of pouchitis. Seligman has also suggested that a maladaptive style of thinking can be learned which predisposes a person to depression. Some genetic disorders predispose individuals to the toxic effects of substances found in the workplace or environment. The twentysomethings of the X generation may be more predisposed to quitting a job and drifting. Tricyclic antidepressants and phenothiazines may precipitate seizures in an occasional patient who has predisposing risk factors for epilepsy. 1to make someone more likely to suffer from a particular health problempredispose somebody to something Diabetes predisposes patients to infections.2to make someone more likely to behave or think in a particular waypredispose somebody to something Parents who smoke predispose children to smoking.—predisposed adjective:  genetically predisposed to gain weight
随便看	non-negotiable no-no no-nonsense nonpareil non-partisan non-payment nonplussed non-prescription non-profit non-proliferation non-refundable non-renewable non-resident non-residential non-restrictive non-returnable non-scientific nonsense nonsensical non sequitur non-slip non-smoker non-smoking non-specific non-standard

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