Verb:

1. make susceptible;

   "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"
   

1.使倾向于；使有意向
If somethingpredisposes youto think or behave in a particular way, it makes it likely that you will think or behave in that way.

e.g. They take pains to hire people whose personalitiespredispose 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。
e.g. There is evidence to suggest that certain factorspredispose 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。

predisposed
Franklin was predisposed to believe him.
富兰克林倾向于相信他。
...people who are predisposed to violent crime.
有暴力犯罪倾向的人

2.使易感染，使易患（某种疾病）
If somethingpredisposes youto a disease or illness, it makes it likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness.

e.g. ...a gene that predisposes people to alcoholism.
使人容易嗜酒的基因

predisposed
Some people are genetically predisposed to diabetes.
有些人因先天遗传易患糖尿病。

1. predispose的解释

1. 使倾向於,使偏向於：predict 预测,预知 |predispose 使倾向於,使偏向於 | predominant 支配,优势的

2. 预先安排：predilection 嗜好 |predispose 预先安排 | predisposition 素因

3. predispose的翻译

3. 事先倾向,易于,癖好,倾向：exposure to too much noise 面临太多的噪音 |predispose 事先倾向,易于,癖好,倾向 | a relaxed stance 放松的姿势

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4. 使偏向于：predispersor 前置分光器 |predispose 使偏向于 | predisposing 素因性的

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。

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。

His modesty and generosity predispose people to like him.

他的谦虚和慷慨使得人们未经接触就喜欢他.

No conditions exist that predispose the product to external contamination.

在任何情况下不允许将产品暴露于外界的污染物.

No other conditions exist that predispose the product containers to external contamination.

不存在可能导致产品外部污染的条件.

No other conditions exist that predispose product containers to external contamination.

此外,无其他状态会使容器有受到外界污染的倾向.

Theoretically, hypoxemic episodes during sleep apnea may predispose patients to oxidative stress.

理论上讲, 睡眠呼吸暂停时血氧不足的发作可能导致患者出现氧化应激.

Fatigue predispose to colds.

疲劳易使人患感冒.

Smoking predispose people to dementia, not protect them as has been suggested in the past.

吸烟并非如此前所认为的那样使吸烟者罹患痴呆症的风险降低, 而是提高了该风险.

Certain drugs such as antidepressants and antihistamines predispose to dry mouth leading to halitosis.

特定的药物如抗抑郁药和抗组胺药可加剧口干并引起口臭.

Germ line mutations in BRCA 1 predispose women to early onset, familial breast and ovarian cancers.

人类乳癌易感基因1(BRCA1)的生殖细胞突变会导致早发性妇女乳腺癌, 遗传性乳腺癌和遗传性卵巢癌.

It has been theorized that a prenatal hormonal imbalance may predispose individuals to the disorder.

从理论上讲,父母亲性激素不平衡可能为孩子的病症留下根源.

Perforated eardrums can predispose the ear to infection or result in hearing loss.

耳膜穿孔使耳部易于感染或导致听力丧失.

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• The majority of his judges..came predisposed to condemn him.

  出自：J. S. Blackie

• Early bereavement..acts as a trigger for depression in those who are already genetically predisposed.

  出自：A. Storr