[VERB 动词]区分;辨别 If you can discriminate between two things, you can recognize that they are different.
[V between pl-n]
He is incapable of discriminating between a good idea and a terrible one...
他分不清主意的好坏。
The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells.
这台仪器可以辨别癌细胞和正常的细胞。
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[VERB 动词]区别对待;歧视;偏袒 To discriminate against a group of people or in favour of a group of people means to unfairly treat them worse or better than other groups.
[V against n]
[V in favour of n]
[V]
They believe the law discriminates against women.
他们认为该项法律歧视女性。
...legislation which would discriminate in favour of racial minorities...
偏袒少数种族的立法
The Commission for Racial Equality teaches organisations not to discriminate.
种族平等委员会告诫各家机构不要心存歧视。
Oxford
dis·crim·in·ateAWL/dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt; NAmEdɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to recognize that there is a difference between people or things; to show a difference between people or things 区别;辨别;区分SYN
differentiate
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distinguish
discriminate(between A and B) ◆The computer program was unable to discriminate between letters and numbers.这计算机程序不能辨别字母与数字。discriminatesth ◆When do babies learn to discriminate voices?婴儿什么时候学会辨别嗓音呢?discriminateA from B ◆A number of features discriminate this species from others.有些特征使这一物种与其他物种区别开来。2[intransitive ]to treat one person or group worse/better than another in an unfair way 区别对待;歧视;偏袒discriminate(against sb) |discriminate(in favour of sb) ◆practices that discriminate against women and in favour of men重男轻女的做法discriminate(on the grounds of sth) ◆It is illegal to discriminate on grounds of race, sex or religion.因种族、性别或宗教信仰而有所歧视是非法的。discriminatediscriminatesdiscriminateddiscriminatingdis·crim·in·ate/dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt; NAmEdɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/
1[intransitive] to treat a person or group differently from another in an unfair waydiscriminate against Under federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against minorities and women.discriminate on the grounds/basis of something It was found that the company still discriminated on the basis of race in promotions.2[intransitive, transitive] to recognize a difference between thingsSYN differentiatediscriminate between Newborn babies can discriminate between a man’s and a woman’s voice.discriminate something from something the process of learning to discriminate fact from opinion
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