prejudice1/ˋprɛdʒədIs; ˈpredʒədəs or ˈpredʒʊdIs/n [C,U] disapproving when people do not like or trust someone because they are of a different race, sex, religion etc【贬】偏见﹐成见﹔歧视: +against There's still a lot of prejudice against gay men in employment. 在就业方面对男同性恋者仍有许多偏见。the problem of racial prejudice in the police force 警察部门中的种族偏见问题
prejudice2v [T] 1 to influence someone so that they have an unfair opinion about someone or something 使有偏见﹐使有成见: prejudice sb against sth I didn’t want to say anything that might prejudice him against her. 我不想说可能会使他对她产生偏见的话。2 to have a bad effect on someone's opportunities or chances of success 损害﹐不利于: Stories in the newspapers are prejudicing their chances of a fair trial. 报纸上的报道会不利于他们获得公平审判。