1 ADJ-GRADED 合理的;公平的;公正的 Something or someone that is
fair is reasonable, right, and just.
合理的;公平的;公正的 -
It didn't seem fair to leave out her father.
将她父亲排除在外似乎不公平。
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Do you feel they're paying their fair share?.
你觉得他们付了该付的那份钱吗?
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Independent observers say the campaign's been very much fairer than expected.
独立观察员说竞选比预期要公平得多。
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I wanted them to get a fair deal.
我希望他们得到公平的待遇。
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An appeals court had ruled that they could not get a fair trial in Los Angeles.
上诉法庭已经裁定他们在洛杉矶无法得到公正的审判。
fairly -
...demonstrating concern for employees and solving their problems quickly and fairly.
显示出对员工的关心,并迅速而公平地解决他们的问题
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In a society where water was precious, it had to be shared fairly between individuals.
在一个水资源宝贵的社会,用水必须在个人间公平分配。
2 ADJ [ADJ n] (数量、程度、尺寸或距离)相当多(或大、长)的 A
fair amount, degree, size, or distance is quite a large amount, degree, size, or distance.
(数量、程度、尺寸或距离)相当多(或大、长)的 -
My neighbours across the street travel a fair amount.
我街对面的邻居游历甚广。
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My mother's brother lives a fair distance away so we don't see him and his family very often.
我舅舅住在相当远的地方,所以我们很少见到他和他的家人。
3 ADJ [ADJ n] (猜测、想法)正确的,合理的 A
fair guess or idea about something is one that is likely to be correct.
(猜测、想法)正确的,合理的 4 ADJ (水平、质量)一般的,尚可的,不错的 If you describe someone or something as
fair, you mean that they are average in standard or quality, neither very good nor very bad.
(水平、质量)一般的,尚可的,不错的 5 ADJ-GRADED (头发)浅色的,淡色的 Someone who is
fair, or who has
fair hair, has light-coloured hair.
(头发)浅色的,淡色的 Fair is also a combining form.
(亦可用于构词) 6 ADJ-GRADED (皮肤)白皙的 Fair skin is very pale and usually burns easily.
(皮肤)白皙的 Fair is also a combining form.
(亦可用于构词) 7 ADJ-GRADED (天气)晴朗的,晴好的 When the weather is
fair, it is quite sunny and not raining.
(天气)晴朗的,晴好的 [formal] 8 N-COUNT [usually n NOUN] 集市;市场 A county, state, or country
fair is an event where there are, for example, displays of goods and animals, and amusements, games, and competitions.
集市;市场 9 N-COUNT 同 funfair A
fair is the same as a
funfair .
同 funfair [British] in AM, use 美国英语用 carnival
10 N-COUNT [oft n NOUN] (尤指某类商品的)展销会,交易会 A
fair is an event at which people display and sell goods, especially goods of a particular type.
(尤指某类商品的)展销会,交易会 -
...an antiques fair.
古玩交易会
12 PHRASE [PHRASE with cl] 说句公道话;平心而论 You use
fair in expressions such as
to be fair and
let's be fair when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given.
说句公道话;平心而论 -
To be fair, the team is young and not yet settled.
说句公道话,这个队还年轻,还没有成型。
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And, let us be fair, some MPs do work hard.
而且,说句公道话,有些下院议员工作还是很卖力的。
13 PHRASE (说法、决定或行为)有些道理,说得过去 You use
fair enough when you want to say that a statement, decision, or action seems reasonable to a certain extent, but that perhaps there is more to be said or done.
(说法、决定或行为)有些道理,说得过去 [mainly spoken] [mainly spoken] -
If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's hardly a justification to attack the whole thing.
如果你不喜欢,这说得过去,但把它批得一无是处就没什么道理了。
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Fair enough, you didn't have a perfectly happy childhood: but your childhood is over now.
没错,你的童年生活不那么幸福:但它已经过去了。
14 CONVENTION 有道理;说得对;敢情好 You say
fair enough to acknowledge what someone has just said and to indicate that you understand it.
有道理;说得对;敢情好 -
'I'm taking it to our local police station.' — 'Oh right, fair enough.'.
“我要告到本地警察局。”—“呵,对,干得有理。”
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'The message was addressed to me and I don't see why I should show it to you.' — 'Fair enough.'
“这条信息是写给我的,我不明白为什么要给你看。”—“说得在理。”
15 PHRASE 做事光明正大;行事正直 If you say that someone
plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
做事光明正大;行事正直 16 PHRASE [PHRASE that] 可以说;应该说 You use
fair in expressions such as
It would be fair to say in order to introduce a statement which you believe to be true and reasonable.
可以说;应该说 17 PHRASE 光明正大地;诚实地 If you say that someone won a competition
fair and square, you mean that they won honestly and without cheating.
光明正大地;诚实地 18 a fair crack of the whip→see: crack Usage | fair and fare |
Avoid confusing fair and fare, which sound exactly the same. The adjective fair means reasonable, or attractive, or light in colour; the noun fare refers to the price of a bus, train, ferry, or airplane ticket, while the verb fare refers to how well someone is doing in a particular situation: Was it fair that all the fair-haired people on the boat fared well, while all the dark-haired people got seasick? After all, everyone had paid the same fare. |
Word Partnership | Use fair with: |
ADJ. | fair and balanced 1 |
N. | fair chance, fair deal, fair fight, fair game, fair play, fair price, fair share, fair trade, fair treatment, fair trial 1 fair amount 2 fair hair 5 fair skin 6 craft fair 10 |
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