transcription, транскрипция: [ pɑ:(r)ʃ(ə)l ]
1.
You use partial to refer to something that is not complete or whole.
...a partial ban on the use of cars in the city.
...partial blindness.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
2.
If you are partial to something, you like it.
He’s partial to sporty women with blue eyes...
ADJ : v-link ADJ to n / -ing
• par‧tial‧ity
He has a great partiality for chocolate biscuits.
= fondness
N-UNCOUNT : oft N for n
3.
Someone who is partial supports a particular person or thing, for example in a competition or dispute, instead of being completely fair.
I might be accused of being partial...
= biased
≠ impartial
ADJ : v-link ADJ
• par‧tial‧ity
She is criticized by some others for her one-sidedness and partiality.
= bias
≠ impartiality
N-UNCOUNT