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
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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。
SYN unbiased, impartial, even-handed, unprejudiced
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...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
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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
SYN respectable, middling, average, reasonable
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
SYN light-complexioned, white, pale
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]
SYN fine, clear, dry, bright
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
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...an antiques fair.
古玩交易会
11See also:craft fair trade fair
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
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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]
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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
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'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
SYN honestly, straight, legally, on the level [informal]
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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