plural biases
plural biases
Learner's definition of BIAS
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: a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly偏见；偏心；偏向 [count]
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The writer has a strong liberal/conservative bias. [=favors liberal/conservative views]这位作家有很强的自由主义/保守主义倾向。
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ethnic and racial biases民族及种族偏见
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He showed a bias toward a few workers in particular.他对几个工人尤其有偏见。
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Do they have a bias against women/minorities?他们对女性/少数民族有偏见吗？
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The company was accused of racial/gender bias.这家公司被控存在种族/性别歧视。
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The decision was made without bias.这个判决是公正的。
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She showed no bias toward older clients.她对年纪大的客户没有偏见。
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[singular] : a strong interest in something or ability to do something爱好；偏好；特殊能力
on the bias
: in a slanted direction —
used to describe the way cloth is cut or sewn斜裁（用于描述衣料的裁剪或缝纫方式） 2 bias /ˈbajəs/ verb
biases; biased; biasing
biases; biased; biasing
Learner's definition of BIAS
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: to have a strong and often unfair influence on (someone or something)使…有偏见；使产生偏差 -
I don't want to bias you against the movie, but I thought the book was much better.我并不想让你对这部电影有偏见，但我认为书要好得多。
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The circumstances could bias the results of the survey.这些情况可能会使调查结果产生偏差。