dispose
verb formal uk/dɪˈspəʊz/ us/dɪˈspoʊz/
dispose someone to/towards someone/something (US dispose someone to/toward someone/something) 使对…产生某种感觉
to make someone feel a particular way towards someone or something
His rudeness when we first met didn't dispose me very kindlyto/towards him. 我们首次会面时他粗暴的态度使我对他没产生什么好感。
There may be something in humanity that disposes us towards belief in the afterlife.
Parliament is very favourably disposedtowards the legislation, sources report.
The opposition has not always been so kindly disposed towards him.
The writing is so dense that it may dispose the reader to giving up.
Phrasal verb
dispose of someone/somethingC1 清除;处理;解决;击败
to get rid of someone or something or deal with something so that the matter is finished
How did they dispose of the body? 他们是如何处理尸体的？
It took only five minutes for the world champion to dispose of (= defeat) his opponent. 世界冠军只用5分钟就击败了对手。