bias /ˈbaɪəs/ CET6 TEM4 ( biasing, biased, biases )

• 1. 

  N-VAR Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. 偏见

  例：

  ...his desire to avoid the appearance of bias in favour of one candidate or another.

  …他想避免表现出对这个或那个候选人有偏好。

• 2. 

  V-T To bias someone means to influence them in favour of a particular choice. (影响某人) 使偏心; 使产生偏见

  例：

  We mustn't allow it to bias our teaching.

  我们不允许它使我们的教学产生偏见。