[with obj.](predispose someone to/to do something)make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition 使某人傾向于某種態(tài)度(行為或狀態(tài));使預(yù)先有意向 lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure. 缺乏鍛煉可能使人易患高血壓。