bias用作动词的意思是“使倾向于”,只用作及物动词,常用于被动结构。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Don't let his insults bias you against her.不要让他侮辱性的话使你对她产生偏见。
The newspapers biased their readers against the new government.这些报纸使读者对新政府产生偏见。
His background biases him against foreigners.他过去的经历使他对外国人有偏见。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Many parents are biased against popular music.许多父母对流行音乐有偏见。
The judge was biased in favour of the second candidate.裁判对第二名候选人有偏袒。

［同义词］ n. prejudice v. prejudice
［反义词］ n. fairness
［词源］＜法语biais(斜)

1.bias的基本意思是指由于普遍的成见而再看人和事时采取不公正的、不审慎的、缺乏理性的态度，既可以用于恶感即“偏见”和“成见”，也可用于好感即“偏爱”和“癖好”，还可以用于表示“倾向”或“趋势”。
2.bias在用于恶感即“偏见”和“成见”时可接介词against或in favour of, towards;用于好感即“偏爱”和“癖好”时可接介词for或in favour of, towards。
3.bias虽以-s结尾，但却是可数名词单数形式，常与不定冠词连用。注意在be free from bias,without bias,no bias等短语中，bias前不用不定冠词。

The committee is of a conservative bias.委员会有一种成见。
She is free from bias.她毫无偏见。
He is without bias.他不偏不倚。
Her scientific bias showed itself in early childhood.她对科学的偏爱在她幼年时就表现出来了。
▲～+prep.-phrase
Some people has a bias against foreigners.有些人对外国人有偏见。
She has a bias against people who wear glasses.她有一种成见，不喜欢戴眼镜的人。
He has a bias against Scottish products.他对苏格兰产品有偏见。
He has a strong bias against the plan from the beginning.他对这个计划一开始就抱有强烈的偏见。
She liked old-fashioned ways and had a bias against progress.她喜欢旧有的方式，而对进步有偏见。
He has a bias against wasting money.他有一种倾向，不喜欢浪费钱。
Some companies have a bias for younger personnel.有些公司偏爱年轻的员工。
An umpire should have no bias in favour of either side.裁判不应偏袒任何一方。
The pianist has a bias in favour of Chopin.这位钢琴家偏爱肖邦。
He showed a strong bias towards women and minorities.他对妇女和少数民族表现出强烈的偏见。