片寄る

かたよる【片寄る， 偏る】

¶ → 偏った

¶ → 偏らない

¶偏らない食事をする

have a well-balanced diet.

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かたよる【偏る･片寄る】

1 〔一方に寄る〕 go too far (to one side); lean over; lean to one side; lean 《to [toward]…》; get lopsided; incline 《toward…》.

●荷物が右に片寄りすぎているから, すこし左のほうへ移してください. The luggage is too far to the right, please move it slightly to the left.

2 〔偏する〕 (不均衡) grow unbalanced; get distorted; get lopsided; (不公平) get [grow] prejudiced; become biased.

●技術系に偏った人事 too many people with technical backgrounds on the staff; a staff unduly weighted towards people with engineering backgrounds

・都市部に偏らない行政 government that does not favor the cities (over the countryside); administration that is not biased in favor of urban areas

・専門に偏ったカリキュラム a distorted curriculum that gives too much weight to specialization; an overspecialized curriculum

・偏った考え a distorted way of thinking; a biased view; a bias; a prejudice.

●あの人の知識は偏りすぎている. There is a lack of balance in his knowledge. | His knowledge is too specialized.

・彼の趣味はあまりに偏っている. His interests are too specific [lopsided].

・ウランは地球上のいくつかの地域に偏って分布している. Uranium is distributed unevenly around the globe in a limited number of locations. | The global distribution of uranium is uneven.

・偏ったものの見方をしてはいけない. You should (try and) see the whole picture. | Don't look only at one side of the picture. | You should not take a prejudiced [biased] view.

・栄養が偏らないように気をつけている. I take care to have a balanced diet.

・出題が特定の項目に偏らないようにしてください. Please make sure not to give too much weight to questions on particular topics.