【bigotry】 - AEAS备考词汇

bigotry

UK:  ['bɪɡətri]

US:  ['bɪɡətri]

n.

1.偏见,偏执

2.偏执;顽固

3.固执,顽固,执拗;偏狭

4.固执的行为

1 . Brought up in a democratic atmosphere, the student was shocked by the bigotry and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.
这位学生是在民主环境中长大的，因此对班上少数同学所表现出来的心胸狭窄和偏执行为感到震惊。

2 . Bush's bigotry was not an isolated mistake, blurted out in the heat of the moment, and later retracted.
布什的偏执并不是一个单独的错误，在兴致所至的时候脱口而出，然后又收回去。

3 . President Obama said the burning of any holy text was an act of extreme intolerance and bigotry.
奥巴马总统称，焚烧任何神圣书籍的行为都是极端难以容忍的，偏执的行为。

4 . Some of Mr Obama's enemies have tried to harness pockets of bigotry by painting him in various ways as un-American.
一些奥巴马的政敌企图利用一团团的偏见把他描绘成一个异国之人。

5 . Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions.
可以给偏执下一个粗略的定义：没有观点的人的愤怒