prepossess sb with sth
此结构表示使某人预先具有某种情感或态度。
The speaker prepossessed the audience with enthusiasm.
演讲者使观众预先充满了热情。
使全神贯注；使专注
使先入为主；使有偏见；使产生好感；(通常后接 by 或 with)占据(某人)的心神,使其无暇顾及其他。；使(某人)事先对某事物产生偏见或好感；使先入为主；尤指事先使(某人)产生好感。；使先具有
to fill someone's mind completely so they think of nothing else; to preoccupy
(通常后接 by 或 with)占据(某人)的心神,使其无暇顾及其他。
Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.
使(某人)事先对某事物产生偏见或好感；使先入为主；尤指事先使(某人)产生好感。
To cause (someone) to have a previous inclination against, for, or to something; to bias or prejudice; specifically, to induce in (someone) a favourable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
一般现在时
She prepossesses the jury with her sincerity.
她用真诚使陪审团先入为主。
一般过去时
He prepossessed the audience with his charm.
他用魅力使观众先入为主。
现在完成时
They have prepossessed the committee.
他们已经使委员会先入为主。
及物动词
The idea of winning the lottery prepossessed his mind for days.
中彩票的想法一连几天占据了他的脑海。
用法提示：prepossessed 在这里表示‘预先占据心思’，描述某种想法提前占据了思想。
Her charming manner prepossessed the interviewers in her favor.
她迷人的风度预先给面试官留下了好印象。
用法提示：prepossessed 表示‘预先给人好印象’，指行为提前赢得了对方的认可。
The ancient texts prepossess the reader with a sense of wonder.
这些古代文本使读者先具有一种惊奇感。
用法提示：prepossess 在此表示‘使先具有’，描述文本预先赋予读者某种感受。
此结构表示使某人预先具有某种情感或态度。
The speaker prepossessed the audience with enthusiasm.
演讲者使观众预先充满了热情。
被动形式表示被某种想法或情感预先占据。
She was prepossessed by the thought of the upcoming exam.
她满脑子都是即将到来的考试。
grammar · medium
易错句子She prepossessing everyone with her charm.
正确表达She prepossesses everyone with her charm.
误将形容词“prepossessing”用作谓语动词。应使用动词“prepossess”的正确形式（此处为第三人称单数prepossesses），意为“给…留下好印象”。
grammar · medium
易错句子I prepossess a car.
正确表达I possess a car.
混淆了“prepossess”与“possess”。“prepossess”意为“预先占据”或“使先具有”，并非“拥有”；表达“拥有”应使用“possess”。
preoccupy侧重占据注意力，prepossess侧重预先形成印象
impress不强调时间先后，prepossess强调事先形成的印象
possess侧重具体所有，prepossess侧重抽象的先入为主
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