bias
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. 偏見
...his desire to avoid the appearance of bias in favour of one candidate or another. …他想避免表現(xiàn)出對這個或那個候選人有偏好。
2. V-T To bias someone means to influence them in favour of a particular choice. (影響某人) 使偏心; 使產(chǎn)生偏見
We mustn't allow it to bias our teaching. 我們不允許它使我們的教學產(chǎn)生偏見。
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bias /?ba??s/ (biasing,biased,biases)
劍橋詞典
- The radio station was said to have a strong left-wing bias.
- Have you noticed any bias in the reporting of the Middle East situation in the media ?
- There was a clear racial bias in the selection of candidates .
- The teacher seems to have a bias towards the girls in her class .
- This is a clear example of the bias found in historical accounts of the war .
bias noun (PREFERENCE)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作為單數(shù)使用的名詞, 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment
偏見；偏心；偏袒
The senator has accused the media of bias. 參議員指責新聞媒體有偏見。
Reporters must be impartial and not show political bias. 新聞記者必須公正，不應有政治偏見。
There was clear evidence of a strong bias against her. 有明顯證據(jù)表明，她受到了嚴重的不公平待遇。
There has always been a slight bias in favour of/towardsemploying liberal arts graduates in the company . 該公司內(nèi)部一直有點偏向雇用文科專業(yè)的畢業(yè)生。
Unconscious bias (= that the person with the bias is not aware of) can influence decisions in recruitment , promotion , and performance management .
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作為單數(shù)使用的名詞 ]
the fact of preferring a particular subject or thing
傾向；趨勢；偏好
She showed a scientific bias at an early age . 她在少年時就顯示出對科學的偏愛。
例句
bias noun (CLOTHING)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ] fabrics specializeda direction at an angle across the threads of woven material
斜紋
The dresses in his new winter collection are all cut on the bias (= in a diagonal direction across the cloth ). 他設(shè)計的新款冬裝系列都是斜裁的。 返回 bias