bhangra /‘baiqgra/ noun
[u] a type of popular music that combines traditional Punjabi music from
Bha rata natyam /.bArata’naitjam/ noun
[U] a classical dance form from
southern
)
bha-van /'bAvan/ noun
(IndE) a building made or used for a special purpose, for example for
meetings or concerts ( ) if, tt, Jfr
bhindi /'bindi/ noun (pi. bhindi or bhindis) [C, U] (IndE)
= OKRA
bi- /bai/ combining
form (in nouns and adjectives
two; twice; double zi; Wfn; 3X:
bilingual o bicentenary Mlf IfhlJ Bi- with
a period of time can
mean either ‘happening twice’ in that period of time, or ‘happening once in
every two’ periods. * bi- &,
bialy /bi'aili/ noun (pi
bialys) (
bi an nual /bai'asnjual/ adj.
[only before noun] happening twice a year
—W — compare annual — see also
BIENNIAL
bias /'baias/ noun, verb
■
noun 1 [U, C, usually sing.] a strong feeling in
favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often
not based on fair judgement fd J€; fd 'l>;
id ft: accusations of political bias in news
programmes
(- -■ that reports are
unfair and show favour to one political party) ft fr ft Wl it ft ft to id ffi ft 1b M 0 Employers must consider all candidates
impartially and without bias. o
Some institutions still have a strong bias against
women.
^lAfdJ&o
2 [C, usually sing.] an interest in one
thing more than others; a special ability idlt; : The course has a strong
practical bias.
&''KI®fd
®o 3 [U, sing.] the bias of a piece of
cloth is an edge cut diagonally across
the threads $]#: The skirt is cut on the bias. m verb (-s- or -ss-) [VN] ~ sb/sth
(towards/against/in favour of sb/sth) to unfairly influence
sb’s opinions or decisions id; f£fdA; j£fdft BQd prejudice: The newspapers have biased people against
her. AiH
ftMrft:TfdJ&o
'bias-cut adj. (of cloth or of an
item of clothing ft A^J) cut across the natural
direction of the lines in the
dothmm
biased (also biassed) /'baiast/ adj. 1 ~ (toward(s)/ against/in favour of sb/sth) having a tendency to
show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal
reasons; making unfair judgements W ill E ft ; i$ ft '|ft ft ; it ® ft : biased
information/sources/press reports ffiftftfJil / /
fr ft it it 0 a
biased jury/witness AJMftl^lS/illiA um unbiased 2 ~ toward(s) sth/sb having a particular
interest in one thing more than others id S; id ft: a school biased towards
music and art — jjfffdllfrftifPzL'A
biath lon /bai'aeGlan/ noun
a sporting event that combines cross-country
skiing and rifle shooting — compare
DECATHLON, HEPTATHLON, PENTATHLON, TETRATHLON,
TRIATHLON
bib /bib/ noun 1 a
piece of cloth or plastic that you put under babies’ chins to protect their
clothes while they are eating H 2
(especially BrE) a piece of cloth
or
plastic with a number or special colours on it that people wear on their chests
and backs when they are taking part in a sport, so that people know who they
are ( jigftMfUiKft ) --fMW, —
picture
o hockey mm your best bib and 'tucker (humorous) your
best clothes that you only wear on special occasions ( 4"A ) HM^EftAJ® bible /'baibl/ noun 1
the Bible [sing.] the holy book of the Christian religion, consisting of
the Old Testament and the New Testament ISUiSift ( hlftr «[B
ft} ffl Ǥrft> ) 2
the Bible [sing.] the holy book of