discriminate

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in Vietnamese Để mắt sắc, phân biệt đối xử

BrE /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/ AmE /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/

verb en → vi

past discriminated pp discriminated ing discriminating

1 DISCRIMINATE AGAINST [transitive] B2

Để mắt sắc, phân biệt đối xử

to treat a person or group of people unfairly because they are different in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion, etc.

  • discriminate against somebody/something

Collocations discriminate against a race/ethnic group · discriminate against women in the workplace

  • The company discriminates against older workers.

    Công ty phân biệt đối xử với người lao động lớn tuổi.

2 DISTINGUISH [transitive] B1

Phân biệt, nhận biết sự khác nhau

to recognize the difference between two or more things, people, etc.

  • discriminate between A and B

Collocations discriminate between similar words · discriminate between two types of wine

  • It is difficult to discriminate between the twins.

    Rất khó để phân biệt hai anh em sinh đôi này.