predispose
v. 使倾向于,使受……的影响;使易感染,使易患(某种疾病)
第三人称单数 predisposes
现在分词 predisposing
过去式 predisposed
过去分词 predisposed
例句
Stress can predispose people to heart attacks.
紧张容易使人心脏病发作。
《牛津词典》
They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well.
他们煞费苦心雇用那些具备把顾客服务好的个性的人。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
And the trauma may, in fact, predispose people to having mental illness.
事实正是这种创伤让人容易出现精神问题。