prejudice /ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs/ CET4 TEM4 ( prejudicing, prejudiced, prejudices )

• 1. 

  N-VAR 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. 偏见

  例：

  There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries went to war.

  早在两国交战之前就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。

  例：

  There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45.

  对年龄超过45岁的工人有普遍的偏见。

• 2. 

  V-T If you prejudice someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way. 使…有偏见

  例：

  I think your upbringing has prejudiced you.

  我认为你的教养使你抱有偏见。

  例：

  The report was held back for fear of prejudicing his trial.

  因为担心会使他的审判带有偏见，该报告没有公开。

• 3. 

  V-T If someone prejudices another person's situation, they do something that makes it worse than it should be. 损害 [正式]

  例：

  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该学院的未来发展。