| 单词 | predispose |
| 释义 | predispose (once / 2934 pages) v Predispose means to have a tendency toward something. Some people believe that just being born in Canada will predispose you to love ice hockey. Many situations or events can predispose you to have a particular reaction, opinion, or feeling. Being bitten by a dog as a child could predispose you to having a fear of dogs. Having ancestors with great athletic ability might predispose you to enjoy running. If you want to predispose your father to liking your new boyfriend, be sure to tell him about volunteering at the food bank and leave out the bits about his arrest and dropping out of school. WORD FAMILYpredispose: predisposed, predisposes, predisposing, predisposition+/disposable: disposables, nondisposable/disposal: disposals/dispose: disposable, disposal, disposed, disposes, disposing, disposition, indispose, predispose, redispose/disposed: disposedly/disposition: dispositions/indispose: indisposed, indisposes, indisposing, indisposition/indisposition: indispositions/predisposition: predispositions/redispose: redisposed, redisposes, redisposing, redisposition/redisposition: redispositions USAGE EXAMPLESThe draft guidelines for England say women predisposed to breast cancer because of a strong family history of the disease need this protection. BBC(Nov 29, 2016) She has a tattoo of a goat on her arm and was predisposed, Mr. Luby said, to anything goats. New York Times(Nov 20, 2016) Scientists believe these conditions are triggered by some as-yet-unidentified factor in those who are genetically predisposed. The Guardian(Nov 17, 2016) v make susceptible This illness predisposes you to gain weight Hyper dispose, incline make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief |
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