one-sided

adjective
🔊/ˌwʌn ˈsaɪdɪd/
🔊/ˌwʌn ˈsaɪdɪd/
jump to other results
  1. (disapproving) (of an argument, opinion, etc.论点、意见等) showing only one side of the situation; not balanced片面的;偏颇的 synonym biased
    • The press were accused of presenting a very one-sided picture of the issue.新闻界被指责对这件事的报道非常片面。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She gave a somewhat one-sided account of the events.她对事件做了一些单方面的说明。
    • The debate was very one-sided, and lacking in any serious thinking.这场辩论非常片面,缺乏任何严肃的思考。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • pretty
    • rather
    • somewhat
    See full entry
  2. (of a competition or a relationship竞争或关系) involving people who have different abilities; involving one person more than another实力悬殊的;一边倒的
    • a totally one-sided match实力非常悬殊的比赛
    • a one-sided conversation (= in which one person talks most of the time)一边倒的交谈
    Extra Examples
    • The violence was far from one-sided.这次暴力事件完全不是单方面的。
    • Their relationship seems rather one-sided.他们的关系好像相当不平等。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • pretty
    • rather
    • somewhat
    See full entry