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biased

adjective
🔊/ˈbaɪəst/
🔊/ˈbaɪəst/
(also biassed)
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  1. tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements有偏见的；倾向性的；片面的
    • biased information/sources/press reports片面的信息／消息来源／新闻报道
    • a biased jury/witness有成见的陪审团／证人
    • Their research was based on a biased sample (= a group of people/things containing more of one kind than normal, therefore not giving fair or accurate results).他们的研究基于有偏见的样本。
    • biased against somebody/something The article was heavily biased against the current regime.这篇文章对现政权持有很大偏见。
    • biased towards/in favour of somebody/something They admit that they're biased towards the Republican Party.他们承认偏袒共和党。
    opposite unbiased
    Extra Examples
    • There is little doubt that most media coverage is biased.大多数媒体报道无疑是有倾向性的。
    • She gave a somewhat biased account of the proceedings.她对事件的描述有些片面。
    • The methods they employed were heavily biased in favour/​favor of the rich.他们采用的方法非常偏袒有钱人。
    Topics Opinion and argumentb2, Social issuesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • extremely
    • very
    • heavily
    • …
    preposition
    • against
    • in favour/​favor of
    • towards/​toward
    • …
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  2. biased toward(s) something/somebody having a particular interest in one thing more than others偏重；偏向
    • a school biased towards music and art一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
    • Managers are naturally biased towards projects showing a quick return.管理人自然对短期内有回报的项目抱有偏爱。