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单词 bias
释义
bias
noun
uk
/ˈbaɪ.əs/us
/ˈbaɪ.əs/

biasnoun(PREFERENCE)

C2[Cusually singular,U]
theactionofsupportingoropposingaparticularpersonor thing in anunfairway, because ofallowingpersonalopinionstoinfluenceyourjudgment:
偏见；偏心；偏袒
Thesenatorhasaccusedthemediaof bias.参议员指责新闻媒体有偏见。
Reporters must beimpartialand not showpoliticalbias.新闻记者必须公正，不应有政治偏见。
There wasclearevidenceof astrongbiasagainsther.有明显证据表明，她受到了严重的不公平待遇。
There has always been aslightbiasinfavourof/towardsemployingliberalartsgraduatesin thecompany.该公司内部一直有点偏向雇用文科专业的毕业生。
Unconsciousbias(= that thepersonwith the bias is notawareof)caninfluencedecisionsinrecruitment,promotion, andperformancemanagement.无意识的偏见会影响招聘、晋升和绩效管理方面的决定。
[Cusually singular]
thefactofpreferringaparticularsubjector thing:
倾向；趋势；偏好
Sheshowedascientificbias at an earlyage.她在少年时就显示出对科学的偏爱。
More examples
  • Theradiostationwas said to have astrongleft-wingbias.
  • Have younoticedany bias in thereportingof theMiddleEastsituationin themedia?
  • There was aclearracialbias in theselectionofcandidates.
  • Theteacherseemsto have a bias towards thegirlsin herclass.
  • This is aclearexampleof the biasfoundinhistoricalaccountsof thewar.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
  • ableism
  • ableist
  • agism
  • agist
  • Anglocentric
  • discrimination
  • discriminatory
  • elitism
  • elitist
  • ethnocentric
  • one-sided
  • one-sidedness
  • one-way
  • othering
  • partial
  • unbalance
  • unequal
  • unequally
  • uneven
  • unevenly
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biasnoun(CLOTHING)

[U]fabricsspecialized
adirectionat anangleacrossthethreadsofwovenmaterial:
斜纹
Thedressesin his newwintercollectionare allcuton thebias(= in adiagonaldirectionacrossthecloth).他设计的新款冬装系列都是斜裁的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Textiles: general words
  • baize
  • Bargello
  • brocade
  • cloth
  • cutpiece
  • denier
  • drapery
  • gauze
  • nap
  • padding
  • pile
  • pill
  • reweave
  • strand
  • suiting
  • swatch
  • textile
  • upholstery
  • webbed
  • yarn
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bias
verb[T]
uk
/ˈbaɪ.əs/us
/ˈbaɪ.əs/
-s-orUKalso-ss-
tocausesomeone or something to have a bias:
使…怀有偏见
Thejudgeruledthat theinformationshould bewithheldon thegroundsthat it would bias thejuryagainsttheaccused.法官因该材料会导致陪审团产生不利于被告的偏见而责令将其收回。
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  • druthers
  • each
  • each to his/their ownphrase
  • fave
  • favour
  • favoured
  • favourite
  • give
  • give me ... any day/every time!idiom
  • lief
  • over-favour
  • prefer
  • preferable
  • preferably
  • preference
  • preferred
  • rather
  • soon
  • top ten
  • would (just) as soonidiom
(Definition ofbiasfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

bias| American Dictionary

bias
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈbɑɪ·əs/
anunfairpersonalopinionthatinfluencesyourjudgment:
[U]Theyvowedtofightracialbias in theschool.
[Cusually sing]Doesnewscoveragereflecta reporter’s bias?

bias

verb[T]us
/ˈbɑɪ·əs/-s-|-ss-
Thejudgewithheldtheinformationon thegroundsthat it would bias thejury.
(Definition ofbiasfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

bias| Business English

bias
noun
uk
/ˈbaɪəs/us
[C,usually singularorU]
thefactofallowingpersonalopinionstoinfluenceyourjudgmentin anunfairway:
In herview, none of theinterviewpanelhadshownany bias.
gender/racial biasafederallawprohibitinggenderandracialbias inemployment
bias against sb/sthTheemailsuggestedaclearbias against Americanproducts.
bias in favour of sb/sthThecompanyshowedamarkedbias infavourofemployingmen.
aclear/definite/strongbias
[C,usually singular]
thefactofpreferringsomeone or something:
bias towards sb/sthIngeneral,investmenttrustshave more of a bias towardsemergingmarkets,includingtheFarEast.
[CorU]
thefactthatinformationis notcorrectbecause of themethodused incollectingorpresentingit:
In themarketresearchthere was a bias in thesampleofpeoplewho wereselectedto givetheiropinions.
There is a need tobuildinsafeguardsagainststatisticalbias.
[CorU]FINANCE
thefactofprices, etc.increasingordecreasing:
Interestratesare set to have anupwardbias in the next 12months.
anegative/downwardbias
apositive/upwardbias
(Definition ofbiasfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbias

bias
Second, the high rate of follow-up participation reduces the risk ofbiasdue to selective attrition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The degree to which thebiasor variance is reduced will in turn affect the rate by which the model's error will decrease.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Also, the practicalities of recruiting might be problematic and, once recruited, increased awareness of macromastia may furtherbiasthe group's usefulness as a comparator.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Both schools used a "mixed" method of teaching reading with a whole languagebias.
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Further, even when data are collected prospectively, the report of symptoms is subject to recallbiasfor individuals at the time of a positive test.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This leads to abiastoward consumption, and thereby higher welfare.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The following is the author's position on the subject, admittedly biased by a structural engineering background.
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In our context, their suggestions imply that a likelihood approach with random variety effects reducesbiasin the estimation of (fixed) year effects.
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This did, however,biasthe participants in an unprecedented, at times embarrassing, way.
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This excitatorybiasis an order parameter for the induction of state transitions in cortical itinerancy.
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However, differences in these biases from one epidemic season to another are unlikely.
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The fluid particles avoid moving near the fixed wall y = 0, so that as they emerge from the origin they are biased towards the vertical.
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The standard methods are therefore biased, but the magnitude of thisbiasis unclear.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A general genderbiasin aspergillosis cases was evident, with rates in males outnumbering those in females for most age groups.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The purpose was otherwise, thus no deliberate selectionbiasis entailed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithbias

bias

These are words often used in combination withbias.

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accusation of bias
I cannot accept the accusation of bias in any circumstances.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
ascertainment bias
The relatively low number of reports of patients with deletions may therefore be a result of ascertainment bias.
From theCambridge English Corpus
attentional bias
The results of the study are interpreted as a consolidation and extension of previous research on attentional bias and emotional disorder in younger participants.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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