discriminate

【1】区分

 

句式：discriminate A and B = discriminate A from B = discriminate... between A and B。

【例】The buyer can’t discriminate a genuine antique from a reproduction.

买主不能区分真正的古董与仿制品。

 

【2】discriminate against歧视

 

【例】The Contractor agrees not to discriminate against any worker because of race, colour or national origin.

承包商同意决不歧视任何雇员，不论其种族、肤色或原国籍如何。

 

【3】discriminate between区别对待，歧视

 

可接用两个或两个以上的事物，多有贬义。

【例】Our Income Tax Law does not discriminate between large and small enterprises.

我国的所得税法对大小企业一视同仁。

 

discrimination

歧视

 

①【例】You may find some discrimination overseas.

在国外，你们可以见到某些歧视。

 

②常接用against。

【例】In that country, discrimination against foreign employees is not common.

在那个国家，歧视外国员工并不多见。

 

discuss

讨论，商谈

 

①【例】If you wish to discuss business with our representatives, please approach our Commercial Counsellor’s Office.

如愿同我方代表商谈业务，请与我方商务处联系。

 

②接用连接代词（或副词）所引导的从句或不定式短语。

【例】We discussed how to promote cooperation between our two corporations.

我们讨论了如何促进我们两家公司的合作。