discriminate

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di·scrim·i·nate /dɪˈskrɪməneɪt/ AWL verb

1 [intransitiveI]SARUNFAIR to treat a person or group differently from another in an unfair way 不公正地区别对待，歧视

discriminate against

Under federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against minorities and women.

联邦法律规定，歧视少数民族和妇女是违法的。

discriminate on the grounds/basis of something

It was found that the company still discriminated on the basis of race in promotions.

据发现，这家公司在晋升方面仍然存在种族歧视。

2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DIFFERENT to recognize a difference between things 区别，辨别 SYN differentiate

discriminate between

Newborn babies can discriminate between a man’s and a woman’s voice.

新生儿能辨别男人和女人的声音。

discriminate something from something

the process of learning to discriminate fact from opinion

学会区别事实和观点的过程

Examples from the Corpus

discriminate• It is, of course, necessary to check carefully and individually the size of type that a visually impaired pupil can discriminate.• It also defies basic standards of fairness by discriminating against large numbers of minority students.• In addition there are a number of ways in which the social security system directly discriminates against older people.• Both county and federal governments were taking tax dollars out of my pocket and using them to discriminate against other women.• Barring a compelling reason, governments should not discriminate between classes of citizens.• Ii also find it appalling that the commission should discriminate between farmers so blatantly.• The monkeys were easily able to discriminate between the different objects, according to their visual appearance.• Agencies and landlords are not legally allowed to discriminate on grounds of race but ways are invariably found around this.• A test is useful for discriminating those students who have reached a higher level from those at a lower level.

discriminate on the grounds/basis of something• Infants do not discriminate on the basis of age.• The employer is only allowed to discriminate on the basis of personal merit and suitability for the job.• They frequently discriminate on the basis of race, religion or national origin.

discriminate something from something• The parties have become so similar it is difficult to discriminate Republicans from Democrats.

From Longman Business Dictionary

discriminatedi·scrim·i·nate /dɪˈskrɪməneɪt/ verb [intransitiveI]HUMAN RESOURCESLAW

to behave unfairly towards one group of people or one type of company or product

discriminate against

employment practices that discriminate against women

The court ruled that the state’s highway-use tax discriminated in favor of trucking companies based in Arkansas and against companies based in other states.

Origin discriminate

(1600-1700) Latin discriminare “to divide”, from discernere; → DISCERN

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