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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·qual·i·ty /ɪˈkwɒləti $ ɪˈkwɑː-/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]  EQUALa situation in which people have the same rights, advantages etc 平等 OPP inequalityequality of All people have the right to equality of opportunity. 人人都有获得均等机会的权利。equality with Women have yet to achieve full equality with men in the workplace. 女性仍未在职场中实现与男性完全平等。equality between equality between men and women 男女平等racial/sexual equality The government must promote racial equality. 政府必须促进种族平等。n COLLOCATIONSadjectivescomplete/full equalityWomen have not yet achieved full equality with men.racial/sexual equalityThe minister is a well-known campaigner for racial equality.social/political/economic equalityBlack people had to fight for social and economic equality with whites.verbsachieve equalityHe praised the generations who struggled to achieve racial equality.demand equality (=ask for it firmly because it is your right)She marched alongside her mother, demanding equality for women.fight for equalityWomen fought for equality throughout the twentieth century.promote equality (=help it to happen)The Equal Opportunities Commission was established to promote equality between the sexes.phrasesthe struggle/fight for equalitythe people who led the struggle for equality in the United Statesequality of opportunity formalThe government must ensure equality of opportunity for all children.
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    equality• To eliminate all progressivity would be turning our back on 250 years of serious thinking about equality.• Modern theories of justice and equality have never been carried to their logical conclusions with respect to the family.• Does equality have to mean sameness for spouses in order to have equal power and status in our most basic family relationships?• There was support for calls for equality of sacrifice.• Greater equality was one of the aims of the post-war government.• The problem is to ensure a measure of equality in the context of inequality.• This second position places high value on equality of conditions-adding social and economic equality to legal equality.• It will take more than laws to bring about genuine racial equality.• the struggle for sexual equalityracial/sexual equality• A racial equality steering committee has now been set up to monitor discrimination in Darlington and the county as a whole.• Perhaps nothing can bring about racial equality, Wicker notes grimly.• Public bodies will have a duty to assess the impact on racial equality of proposed policies and services.• Twenty-six racial equality officers came to the university to enrol in classes for the first ever diploma in race and community relations.    From Longman Business Dictionaryequalitye‧qual‧i‧ty /ɪˈkwɒlətiɪˈkwɑː-/ noun [uncountable] when all people are treated in the same way and have the same opportunitiesYoung women are insisting on career equalityequality ofWe believe in equality of opportunity → racial equality
    e·qual·i·ty noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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    equality
    e‧qual‧i‧ty /ɪˈkwɒləti, ɪˈkwɒlɪti $ ɪˈkwɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
     Word Family: noun: equality ≠ inequality, equal, equalizer; verb: equalize, equal; adverb: equally ≠ unequally; adjective: equal ≠ unequal
    a situation in which people have the same rights, advantages etc
       OPP  inequality
        equality of
        All people have the right to equality of opportunity.
        equality with
        Women have yet to achieve full equality with men in the workplace.
        equality between
        equality between men and women
        racial/sexual equality
        The government must promote racial equality.
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ adjectives
       ▪ complete/full equality Women have not yet achieved full equality with men.
       ▪ racial/sexual equality The minister is a well-known campaigner for racial equality.
       ▪ social/political/economic equality Black people had to fight for social and economic equality with whites.
    ■ verbs
       ▪ achieve equality He praised the generations who struggled to achieve racial equality.
       ▪ demand equality (=ask for it firmly because it is your right) She marched alongside her mother, demanding equality for women.
       ▪ fight for equality Women fought for equality throughout the twentieth century.
       ▪ promote equality (=help it to happen) The Equal Opportunities Commission was established to promote equality between the sexes.
    ■ phrases
       ▪ the struggle/fight for equality the people who led the struggle for equality in the United States
       ▪ equality of opportunity formal The government must ensure equality of opportunity for all children.


    equal·ityBrE /iˈkwɒləti/ 🔊NAmE /iˈkwɑːləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the fact of being equal in rights, status, advantages, etc. 平等；均等；相等◆racial/social/sexual equality 种族／社会／男女平等◆equality of opportunity机会均等◆the principle of equality before the law (= the law treats everyone the same) 法律面前人人平等的原则◆Don't you believe in equality between men and women? 难道你不相信男女平等吗？🔊🔊 OPP inequality

    civil rights, class, conform, convention, culture, custom, elite, equality, outsider, society

    <titled tranID="41" status="2">Race and immigration<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>种族与移民</chn></titled>

    Prejudice and racism 偏见与种族歧视

    • experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism 经历／遭遇种族歧视／歧视／偏见／反犹太主义
    • face/suffer persecution/discrimination 面临／遭受迫害／歧视
    • fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution 惧怕／逃离种族／政治／宗教迫害
    • constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination 构成／是一种种族歧视
    • reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias 反映出／揭示出／表现出／具有种族／文化偏见
    • be biased/be prejudiced against (especially BrE) black people/(both especially NAmE) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc. 对黑人／有色人种／非裔美国人／亚洲人／非洲人／印度人等有偏见
    • discriminate against minority groups/minorities 歧视少数群体／少数民族
    • perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype 固守／遵从／符合／藐视普遍的／流行的／传统的／负面的模式化观念
    • overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially NAmE) race prejudice 克服根深蒂固的／种族的偏见；被根深蒂固的／种族的偏见所蒙蔽
    • entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes 固守种族主义的态度
    • hurl/shout (especially BrE) racist abuse; (especially NAmE) a racist/racial/ethnic slur 高声地进行种族污辱
    • challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice 拒绝接受／对抗种族主义／歧视／偏见
    • combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism 打压／反对／处理公然的／公开的／隐蔽的／微妙的／制度性的种族歧视

    Race and society 种族和社会

    • damage/improve (especially BrE) race relations 破坏／改善种族关系
    • practise/ (especially US) practice (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation 实行（种族／宗教）容忍／隔离政策
    • bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers 消除／打破／超越文化／种族隔阂
    • encourage/promote social integration 鼓励／促进社会融合
    • outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation 取缔／终止歧视／奴隶制／种族隔离
    • promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity 促进／欣然接纳／颂扬文化多样性
    • conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms 遵循／挑战／违背（公认的／确立的／盛行的／占支配地位的）社会／文化规范
    • live in a multicultural society 生活在多元文化社会
    • attack/criticize multiculturalism 攻击／批评多元文化主义
    • fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality 为种族平等而斗争；促进种族平等
    • perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality 延续／加剧经济和社会的不平等
    • introduce/be for/be against (BrE) positive discrimination/(especially NAmE) affirmative action 推行／支持／反对积极性区别对待政策
    • support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement 支持／积极参与／领导民权运动

    Immigration 移居

    • control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration 控制／限制／鼓励外来移民
    • attract/draw a wave of immigrants 吸引一批外来移民
    • assist/welcome refugees 援助／欣然接受难民
    • house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers 安置／庇护难民和寻求政治避难者
    • smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK 偷运非法移民到英国
    • deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers 驱逐／遣返非法移民／寻求政治避难失败者
    • assimilate/integrate new immigrants 同化／融合新移民
    • employ/hire migrant workers 雇用流动工人
    • exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour/(especially US) labor 剥削／依赖（廉价的／非法的）移民劳动力
    • apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship 申请／获得／准予／未准予（完全的）公民身份
    • have/hold dual citizenship 持有双重国籍