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| 1 | if a situation is fair , everyone is treated equally and in a reasonable way （情况）公平的，合理的 |
| Life is not always fair. 生活并非总是公平的。 |
| Everyone has a right to a fair trial. 每人都有权得到公平的审判。 |
| free and fair elections 自由而公平的选举 |
| it is not fair to sb It wouldn’ t be fair to the others if she is paid more. 如果她得到更多报酬，对其他人来说就不公平了。 |
| | 1a | a fair person treats everyone equally and in a reasonable way 生活并非总是公平的。 | | Teachers have to be scrupulously fair in marking examination papers. 老师在评阅试卷时必须绝对公平。 | |
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| 2 | reasonable and morally right 合理的；公正的 |
| a fair wage/deal/price We aim to provide healthy food at fair prices. 我们的目标是提供价格合理的健康食品。 |
| it is (not) fair to do sth It is not fair to attack his personal life in this way. 用这种方式攻击他的个人生活是不公正的。 |
| | 2a | used for saying that a particular action is correct or reasonable 只有…才对；只有…才合理 | | It is only fair to let him go. 只有让他走才对。 | | +(that) It’ s only fair that I should pay half of the cost. 只有我付一半的费用才合理。 | |
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| 3 | only before noun used for emphasizing that an amount , size , number etc is large （用于强调数量、尺寸、数字等）相当大的 |
| We walked 3 miles to school, which is a fair distance. 我们步行3英里去上学，这是一段相当长的距离。 |
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| 4 | a fair guess or idea is reasonable and likely to be correct （猜测或想法）合理的，可能的 |
| have a fair idea of sth I had a fair idea of what he was going to say next. 我大致知道他接着要说什么。 |
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| 5 | fair hair is blonde (= light yellow) or very light brown in colour （头发）金色的，浅褐色的 |
| | 5a | someone who is fair has light hair and pale skin 金发且皮肤白皙的 | |
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| 6 | if the weather is fair , it is pleasant and not raining （天气）晴朗的 |
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| 7 | not bad but not very good 尚好的；中等的 |
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| 8 | literary beautiful 美丽的 |
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| - | all’ s fair in love and war spoken
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| used for saying that unfair behaviour is allowed in some situations |
| 在情场和战场上一切手段都是合理的（指在某些情况下不择手段是可以接受的） |
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| - | be fair spoken
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| used for telling someone to stop being unreasonable |
| 要公道些 |
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| - | by fairmeans or foul
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| using whatever methods are necessary , even dishonest or illegal methods |
| 不择手段 |
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| - | fair and square
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| in a way that is clear and fair , so that no one can complain or disagree |
| 正大光明地 |
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| She had to admit she’ d been defeated fair and square. 她不得不承认她是被对手正大光明地击败的。 |
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| - | fair comment spoken
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| used for saying that you accept a statement or criticism |
| 公正的评价 |
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| - | a faircrack of the whip BRITISH
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| a fair chance |
| 均等的机会 |
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| - | fair do’ s BRITISH spoken
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| used for drawing attention to something good about someone although you are criticizing other things about them |
| 公正地说 |
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| - | fair enough spoken
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| 1 | used for saying that you understand and accept what someone says 说得对；有道理 |
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| 2 | used for saying that something seems reasonable but you do not agree with it completely （用于表示某事看上去有理但自己却完全不同意）很好 | If you want to waste your time, fair enough, but don’ t waste mine too. 如果你想浪费时间，很好，但不要也浪费我的时间。 | |
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| - | fair’ s fair spoken
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| used for saying that someone should accept something because it is fair |
| 应当公平才是 |
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| - | a fair shake mainly AMERICAN informal
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| a fair chance |
| 均等的机会 |
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| - | (I) can’ t say fairer than that BRITISH spoken
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| used for saying that something is the best and fairest offer you can make |
| 这就是最公道的了 |
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| - | it’ s a fairbet (that) BRITISH
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| used for saying that something seems likely to happen |
| 很可能会 |
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| - | it’ s fair to say (that)
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| used for saying that a particular statement is likely to be true |
| 可以肯定地说 |
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| I think it’ s fair to say that people are not happy about this tax rise. 我认为可以肯定地说，人们不喜欢这次增税。 |
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| - | (more than) your fairshare of sth
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| used for emphasizing that an amount is very large , especially an amount of something bad |
| （经历了）太多（尤指糟糕的事） |
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| Jean has had her fair share of tragedy. 琼经历了太多的悲剧。 |
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| - | playfair
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| to behave in a way that is fair and honest and follows the rules |
| 依据规则公平诚实行事 |
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| - | seem/look/be set fair BRITISH formal
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| to seem likely to succeed |
| 胜利在望 |
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| - | to be fair
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| used for making your criticism of someone or something seem less strong |
| （用来使批评显得更为温和）公正地说 |
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| I have never liked their music, although, to be fair, millions of people disagree with me. 我从来不喜欢他们的音乐，不过，公正地说，许多人并不赞成我的看法。 |
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| - | with your own fairhands BRITISH humorous
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| used for saying that you have made or done something yourself |
| 亲自地 |
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| Words frequently used with fair | | fair 的常见搭配词 | | adverbs | absolutely, completely, entirely, perfectly, scrupulously, very, | 1 | | | |
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