prejudices

英 [ˈpredʒudɪsɪz]

美 [ˈpredʒudɪsɪz]

n.  偏见; 成见
v.  使怀有(或形成)偏见; 损害; 有损于
prejudice的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 偏见；成见
  Prejudiceis an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for one group of people or things over another.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 使有成见；使有偏见；使出现偏袒
  If youprejudicesomeone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 损害；危害；使更糟糕
  If someoneprejudicesanother person's situation, they do something which makes it worse than it should be.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 无损于；没有对…造成不利；没有对…带来改变
  If you take an actionwithout prejudice toan existing situation, your action does not change or harm that situation.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• It may be time, finally, to re-examine those prejudices.
  也许，现在是时候检讨对AOL的偏见了。
• More men than women hold prejudices apparent in the gender bias and racial prejudice.
  男性比女性持有更多的偏见，明显表现在性别偏见和种族偏见上。
• The inveteracy of people's prejudices is out of your imagination.
  人们偏见的根深蒂固远远超出了你的想象。
• We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.
  与我们交往的不是理性生物，而是充满了感情的，带有偏见、傲慢和虚荣的人。
• I began to see, too, his blind spots, his prejudices and his weaknesses.
  与此同时，我还开始发现他对某些事的无知，他的偏见，他的弱点。
• His attempt to sweep away all preconceptions and prejudices was a clear declaration of revolt from the past.
  他企图清除一切先入之见和偏见，这明确宣告了他对过去的反叛。
• They revel in national setbacks because it confirms their prejudices.
  他们沉湎于国家受到的挫折，因为这证实了他们的偏见。
• Of course my prejudices and fear are all involved.
  当然，我的偏见和恐惧都包含其中。
• This may be one of my prejudices but I find women more responsible than men.
  这可能是我的偏见之一，但我觉得女人比男人更加可靠。
• Its analysis challenges some long-held prejudices about the wisdom ( or otherwise) of hasty executive action.
  文章中的分析，挑战了在管理层仓促行动的明智性（或不明智性）方面长期存在的一些偏见。