favouritism
noun /ˈfeɪvərɪtɪzəm/
/ˈfeɪvərɪtɪzəm/
(US English favoritism)
[uncountable] (disapproving)- the act of unfairly treating one person better than others because you like them better
偏爱；偏袒 - The students accused the teacher of favouritism.
学生指责老师偏心。 - She had four children but never showed any favouritism.
她有四个孩子，但从不偏心。
- She denied showing favouritism to any of her students.
她否认偏袒任何一个学生。 - She tries not to show any favouritism towards her own children.
她尽量不对自己的孩子表现出偏心。 - There were the inevitable accusations of corruption and favouritism.
对腐败和偏袒的指责不可避免。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + favouritism/favoritism- show
- accuse somebody of
- favouritism to
- favouritism towards/toward
- accusations of favouritism
- The students accused the teacher of favouritism.