Prejudice People Unreasonable Unfair Strong Racial Hatred Dislike
This flashcard defines 'prejudice' as an unreasonable dislike or preference for a person or thing, often based on race, religion, or sex. It can also be used as a verb to mean influencing someone unfairly or causing harm.
[N-VAR 可变名词]偏见;成见Prejudice is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for one group of people or things over another.
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There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war...
早在这两个国家成为敌人并且兵戎相见之前,它们之间就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。
There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45...
人们普遍对年龄超过45岁的工人存有偏见。
He said he hoped the Swiss authorities would investigate the case thoroughly and without prejudice.
他说希望瑞士当局会彻底地、不带任何偏见地调查这个案件。
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[VERB 动词]使有成见;使有偏见;使出现偏袒 If you prejudice someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way.
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I think your South American youth has prejudiced you...
我认为你在南美度过的青少年时代让你产生了偏见。
The report was held back for fear of prejudicing his trial...
因为担心会使他的审判有失公正,这篇报道被暂时压了下来。
He claimed his case would be prejudiced if it became known he was refusing to answer questions.
他声称如果大家都知道他拒绝回答问题,就会对他的案件抱有成见。
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[VERB 动词]损害;危害;使更糟糕 If someone prejudices another person's situation, they do something which makes it worse than it should be.
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Her study was not in any way intended to prejudice the future development of the college...
她的研究绝对无意损害这所大学未来的发展。
They claim the council has prejudiced their health by failing to deal with asbestos.
他们声称,理事会没有处理好石棉的问题,从而损害了他们的健康。
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[PHRASE 短语]无损于;没有对…造成不利;没有对…带来改变 If you take an action without prejudice to an existing situation, your action does not change or harm that situation.
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We accept the outcome of the inquiry, without prejudice to the unsettled question of territorial waters.
我们接受了调查结果,并没有使悬而未决的领海问题进一步恶化。
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preju·dice/ˈpredʒudɪs; NAmEˈpredʒudɪs/
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prejudiceprejudicesprejudicedprejudicingnoun[uncountable , countable ]an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc, especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc. 偏见;成见◆a victim of racial prejudice种族偏见的受害者◆Their decision was based on ignorance and prejudice.他们的决定是基于无知和偏见。prejudiceagainst sb/sth ◆There is little prejudice against workers from other EU states.对来自其他欧盟国家的劳工可说并无偏见。prejudicein favour of sb/sth ◆I must admit to a prejudice in favour of British universities.我得承认我对英国大学有所偏爱。☞collocationsat
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IDIOMwithout ˈprejudice (to sth)( law 律) without affecting any other legal matter 不损害其他权益;无损于合法权利◆They agreed to pay compensation without prejudice (= without admitting guilt). 他们同意赔偿,但不承认有罪。verb1prejudicesb (against sb/sth) to influence sb so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about sb/sth 使怀有(或产生)偏见SYN
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◆The prosecution lawyers have been trying to prejudice the jury against her.控方律师一直力图使陪审团对她产生偏见。2prejudicesth ( formal) to have a harmful effect on sth 损害;有损于◆Any delay will prejudice the child's welfare.任何延误都会损及这个孩子的身心健康。preju·dice/ˈpredʒudɪs; NAmEˈpredʒudɪs/
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prejudiceprej‧u‧dice1 /ˈpredʒədɪs/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc – used to show disapproval: Women still face prejudice in the workplace. It takes a long time to overcome these kinds of prejudices.prejudice against a cultural prejudice against fat peopleracial/sexual prejudice Asian pupils complained of racial prejudice at the school.2[countable, uncountable] strong and unreasonable feelings which make you like some things but not others: irrational prejudices Interviewers are often influenced too much by their personal prejudices.3without prejudice (to something) law without harming or affecting something: He was able to turn down the promotion without prejudice, and applied again several years later.4to the prejudice of something formal in a way that has a harmful effect or influence on somethingCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesracial prejudice· a novel about a young white boy who is forced to confront his racial prejudiceclass prejudice· Those old class prejudices haven’t gone away.blind prejudice (=prejudice that stops you from considering the facts)· I tried to show him he was just talking out of blind prejudice.strong prejudice· Women who want to work in broadcasting often encounter strong prejudice.deep-seated prejudice (=very strong and difficult to change)· All these attitudes are based on deep-seated prejudice.verbsexperience/encounter prejudice· Students with learning difficulties often encounter prejudice.overcome prejudice· the story of how a poor kid from the ghetto overcomes poverty and prejudicephrasesprejudice against women/black people etc· There is still a lot of prejudice against women in positions of authority.THESAURUSprejudice an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: · racial prejudice· prejudice against womendiscrimination the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way: · There is widespread discrimination against older people.· the laws on sex discriminationintolerance an unreasonable refusal to accept beliefs, customs, and ways of thinking that are different from your own: · religious intolerance· There is an atmosphere of intolerance in the media.bigotry a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions: · religious bigotry· the bigotry directed at Jews and other ethnic groupsracism/racial prejudice unfair treatment of people because they belong to a different race: · Many black people have been the victims of racism in Britain.· Some immigrant groups faced racism, for example Jews and Italians, while others, such as Scandinavians, did not.sexism the belief that one sex, especially women, is weaker, less intelligent etc than the other, especially when this results in someone being treated unfairly: · sexism in language· She accused him of sexism.ageism (also agism American English) unfair treatment of people because they are old: · The new law aims to stop ageism in the workplace.homophobia prejudice towards or hatred of gay people: · homophobia in the armed forcesxenophobia /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə $ -ˈfoʊ-/ hatred and fear of foreigners: · the xenophobia of the right-wing pressanti-Semitism a strong feeling of hatred toward Jewish people: · Is anti-Semitism on the increase?Islamophobia hatred and fear of Muslims: · the rise of Islamophobia and right-wing extremism in Europegay/union/America etc bashing unfair public criticism of gay people, union members, the American government etc: · The minister was accused of union bashing.· There's so much America-bashing in the liberal press.people who are prejudicedracist someone who treats people of other races unfairly or badly: · When he expressed his opinion, he was branded a racist.bigot someone who has strong unreasonable opinions, especially about race or religion: · a racist bigotsexist someone, especially a man, who believes that their sex is better, more intelligent, more important etc than the other: · Will the sexists ever support a female president?
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prejudiceprejudice2 verb [transitive]
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1to influence someone so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about someone or something: There was concern that reports in the media would prejudice the jury.prejudice somebody against something My own schooldays prejudiced me against all formal education.2to have a bad effect on the future success or situation of someone or something: A criminal record will prejudice your chances of getting a job. He refused to comment, saying he did not wish to prejudice the outcome of the talks.► see thesaurus at
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[ˈpredʒudɪs]prejudiced, prejudicing, prejudices
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prejudiced[1048] prejudices[717]
偏见(95%),伤害(4%),使 ... 存偏见(1%)
n.偏见;侵害
vt.损害;使有偏见
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