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pre.di.spose objHpri:7dI5spEJz, $-5spoJzv [T] fmlto influence (someone) and make them likely to behave in a particular way使预先有倾向，使易接受His family background predisposes him to support the Democrats. [+ obj + to infinitive]他的家庭背景使他倾向于支持民主党。The president is predisposed towards (= supports) negotiation and favours a peaceful way of resolving the crisis.总统倾向于谈判，赞成用和平的方式解决危机。If something predisposes someone to a disease, it makes that person likely to suffer from it.使易受感染Smoking predisposes you to lung cancer.吸烟易患肺癌。Researchers have discovered that up to one half of all children born of alcoholics are genetically predisposed to alcoholism.研究者发现半数酗酒者的子女在遗传上易酗酒。
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