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predispose someone to/towards something phrasal verb with predisposeverbuk /ˌpriː.dɪˈspəʊz/ us /ˌpriː.dɪˈspoʊz/ formal to make someone more likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular illness or condition: 使(某人)倾向于;使(某人)易于感染 Smoking predisposes you to lung cancer.吸烟易导致肺癌。 His family background predisposes him to support the Democrats.他的家庭背景使他倾向于支持民主党。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Affecting and influencing across-the-board affect applicability be/fall under someone's influence/spellidiom bear on something carry colour ear inroad inspiration instrumental instrumentality instrumentally pen rail spill spill over sportswashing start (something) off talismanic |