n (1) 1)偏(成)见 (opinion， or like or dislike of sb/sth， that is not based on reason or enough knowledge) [U]： colour/racial～肤色/种族偏见;the～of one's stepchildren 对自己继子女的偏见 listen to the new poem without～不存偏见地听这首新诗;A judge must be free from～. 法官必须没有偏见。These people are full of ignorance and～. 这些人极其愚昧无知，而且充满偏见。(selector) be accused of showing～in failing to include sb in the team (选拔人)由于未选某人入队而被指责是偏见的表现;2)偏(成)见 (example of this) [C][N(against/in favour of)]： have a～against modern music/all foreigners 对现代音乐/所有的外国人抱有偏见;(anthology) reveal a～in favour of lyric poets (选集)表现出对抒情诗的偏爱;I admit I have a strong～in his favour. 我承认我十分偏向他。

to the prejudice of sth 有损于： to the～of sb's rights/chances of being elected 损害了某人的权利/使某人失去了获选的机会;

without prejudice to sth 无损于： This concession must be made without～to any future decisions of the committee. 做出这一让步绝不能损害委员会以后所作的任何决定。

→͵preju′dicial adj (对某人的权利、利益等)造成损害的;

vt (1)使抱偏见，影响(cause to have a prejudice; influence sb) [T+n， T+n+prep(against)]： Don't let your feelings～you. 不要让你们的感情使你们产生偏见;His rudeness of manner～d me against him. 他粗鲁的举止使我对他产生了偏见。～a man in favour of sb/sth 使一个人对某人/某事产生偏向;(sb's charm/pleasant voice)～the judge in sb's favour (某人的魅力/动听的声音)使法官袒护某人;

(2)伤(损)害(某人的利益等) (cause harm to (sb's interests， etc)͵ weaken) [T+n]：～one's claim by demanding too much compensation 因要求得到过分的赔偿而对索赔不利;(lack of self-discipline)～sb's chances of success (缺乏自制力)对某人成功的机会造成不利影响;Your illegible handwriting will～your chances of passing the exam. 你那难以辨认的字迹会使你考试不及格。His attempted escape seriously～d any hopes for parole. 他逃跑的企图使任何假释的希望都严重受挫。〖同〗damage， harm，spoil;

→′prejudiced adj 有偏见的