prejudice
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (against/in favour of sb/sth) cause sb to have a prejudice; influence sb 使某人抱偏见; 影响某人
The judge told the jury that they must not allow their feelings to prejudice them. 法官对陪审团说他们不应该感情用事.
Newspaper gossip had prejudiced her against him. 报上那些不三不四的文章使她对他抱有偏见.
Her charm prejudiced the judges in her favour. 她姿色迷人, 因而评委都偏向她.
2 [Tn] cause harm to (a case, claim, etc); weaken 使(事情、 权益等)受到损害; 削弱
He prejudiced his claim by demanding too much compensation. 他索赔过高反而使他的要求无法实现.
Lack of self-discipline prejudiced her chances of success. 她缺乏自制力对她获得成功有所影响.
🎯 考研助记
pre(之前)+judice(-judge判断):预先就判断- 偏见
🔁 扩展释义
*['predʒudis]n. 偏见, 成见, 侵害vt. 使存偏见, 使有成见, 侵害【法】 偏见, 成见, 损害相关词组: to the prejudice of sb's rights without prejudice to have a prejudice against sb have a prejudice in favour of sb