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the practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others 区别对待;歧视;偏袒 age/racial/gender/sex discrimination (= because of somebody’s age, race or sex) 年龄/种族/性别/性别歧视 - discrimination against somebody
discrimination against the elderly 歧视老人 - discrimination in favour of somebody
discrimination in favour of the young 厚待年轻人 - discrimination by somebody
They alleged discrimination by the authorities. 他们指控当局的歧视。 - discrimination on the basis of something
to prohibit/outlaw/ban discrimination on the basis of race, gender or sexual orientation 禁止基于种族、性别或性取向的歧视 - discrimination on the grounds of something
legislation to ban discrimination on the grounds of age 禁止年龄歧视的立法
Collocations Race and immigrationsee also positive discrimination, reverse discriminationRace and immigration 种族与移民 Prejudice and racism 偏见与种族歧视 - experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
经历/遭遇种族歧视/歧视/偏见/反犹太主义 - face/suffer persecution/discrimination
面临/遭受迫害/歧视 - fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
惧怕/逃离种族/政治/宗教迫害 - constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
构成/是一种种族歧视 - reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
反映出/揭示出/表现出/具有种族/文化偏见 - be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
对黑人/有色人种/非裔美国人/亚洲人/非洲人/印度人等有偏见 - discriminate against minority groups/minorities
歧视少数群体/少数民族 - perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
固守/遵从/符合/藐视普遍的/流行的/传统的/负面的模式化观念 - overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
克服根深蒂固的/种族的偏见;被根深蒂固的/种族的偏见所蒙蔽 - entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
固守种族主义的态度 - hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
高声地进行种族污辱 - challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
拒绝接受/对抗种族主义/歧视/偏见 - combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
打压/反对/处理公然的/公开的/隐蔽的/微妙的/制度性的种族歧视
Race and society 种族和社会 - damage/improve (especially British English) race relations
破坏/改善种族关系 - practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
消除/打破/超越文化/种族隔阂 - encourage/promote social integration
鼓励/促进社会融合 - outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
取缔/终止歧视/奴隶制/种族隔离 - promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
促进/欣然接纳/颂扬文化多样性 - conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
遵循/挑战/违背(公认的/确立的/盛行的/占支配地位的)社会/文化规范 - live in a multicultural society
生活在多元文化社会 - attack/criticize multiculturalism
攻击/批评多元文化主义 - fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
为种族平等而斗争;促进种族平等 - perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
延续/加剧经济和社会的不平等 - introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
推行/支持/反对积极性区别对待政策 - support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
支持/积极参与/领导民权运动
Immigration 移居 - control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
控制/限制/鼓励外来移民 - attract/draw a wave of immigrants
吸引一批外来移民 - assist/welcome refugees
援助/欣然接受难民 - house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
安置/庇护难民和寻求政治避难者 - smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
偷运非法移民到英国 - deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
驱逐/遣返非法移民/寻求政治避难失败者 - assimilate/integrate new immigrants
同化/融合新移民 - employ/hire migrant workers
雇用流动工人 - exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
申请/获得/准予/未准予(完全的)公民身份 - have/hold dual citizenship
持有双重国籍
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1, Working lifec1Does racial discrimination still exist in the workplace? 职场上还存在种族歧视吗? Levels of discrimination against recent immigrants are high. 对新移民的歧视很严重。 Many disabled people face discrimination at work. 许多残疾人在工作中面临歧视。 Overt sex or race discrimination is illegal. 公然的性别或种族歧视是违法的。 Racist remarks by an employer to an employee can amount to unlawful discrimination. 雇主对雇员的种族主义言论可以等同于非法歧视。 The charity is campaigning to end mental health discrimination 该慈善机构正在开展运动,以结束精神健康歧视 The discrimination occurred at the shortlisting stage, not the interviews. 歧视出现在决定入围名单时,而不是在面试阶段。 The law now prohibits racial and ethnic discrimination. 法律现在禁止种族和民族歧视。 There is widespread discrimination against doctors of Asian origin. 对亚裔医生存在着广泛的歧视。 discrimination based on sexuality 基于性别的歧视 evidence of discrimination against black workers 歧视黑人工人的证据 law suits alleging discrimination 控告歧视的诉讼 the federal government's employment discrimination laws 联邦政府的就业歧视法 Jews suffered many forms of discrimination in medieval Europe. 犹太人在中世纪的欧洲遭受了多种形式的歧视。 Most minority groups in this country have experienced some form of race discrimination. 这个国家的大多数少数民族都经历过某种形式的种族歧视。 Our policy forbids discrimination on the grounds of a person's race, sex or sexuality. 我们的政策禁止在种族、性别或性取向上加以歧视。 The court concluded that Ms Smith's dismissal amounted to unlawful discrimination. 法院的结论是,史密斯女士的解雇相当于非法歧视。 There are plans to introduce a new law dealing with religious discrimination. 有计划出台一项新的法律来处理宗教歧视问题。 This is blatant discrimination against people with disabilities. 这是对残疾人的公然歧视。 With the current job situation, age discrimination in employment is becoming more common. 随着当前的就业形势,就业中的年龄歧视越来越普遍。 Yesterday the club was cleared of racial discrimination against one of its members. 昨天该俱乐部清除了对其一名成员的种族歧视。 Members of the LGBTQ community are alleging discrimination because of their sexual orientation. 男女同性恋、双性恋、变性者和跨性别者群体的成员指控因其性取向而受到歧视。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gender
- sex
- sexual
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- level
- amount to
- constitute
- encounter
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- occur
- exist
- discrimination against
- discrimination by
- discrimination in favour/favor of
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- an act of discrimination
- discrimination based on something
- evidence of discrimination
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- [uncountable] (approving)
the ability to judge what is good, true, etc. synonym discernment识别力;辨别力;鉴赏力 Extra ExamplesYou need to use your discrimination when assessing the various approaches on offer. 在评估所提供的各种方法时,你需要运用你的辨别力。 The president has been criticized for his lack of discrimination in his choice of political allies. 总统因在选择政治盟友方面缺乏慧眼而受到批评。 She showed great discrimination in rejecting the poor quality teas. 她在剔除劣质茶方面显示出高超的鉴别力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- great
- colour/color
- …
- make
- show
- discrimination between
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the ability to recognize a difference between one thing and another; a difference that is recognized 区别;识别;辨别 to learn discrimination between right and wrong 学会分辨是非 Young children find it difficult to make fine discriminations. 小孩子很难作出细微的区分。 It takes a lot of experience to make such fine discriminations. 做出如此精细的辨别需要大量的经验。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- great
- colour/color
- …
- make
- show
- discrimination between