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| 1 | not fair or reasonable 不公平的；不公正的；不合情理的 |
| grossly unfair (=very unfair) It is grossly unfair to suggest that the school was responsible for this accident. 非常不公平的 |
| unfair dismissal (=the fact of being ordered to leave your job for no good reason) Their claim for unfair dismissal will be properly investigated. 无理解雇 |
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| 2 | an unfair situation is one in which the people involved are not all treated equally or do not all have the same opportunities and advantages 不平等的；不均等的 |
| Farmers complained of unfair competition from cheap imported food. 农民抱怨廉价进口食品的不公平竞争。 |
| Indirect taxes often impose an unfair burden on the poor. 间接税收经常使穷人面临过大的负担。 |
| it is unfair that It is unfair that not everyone got the chance to vote. 不公平的是，并非每个人都有投票的机会。 |
| an unfair advantage Their very low labour costs give them an unfair advantage in the market. 劳动力成本的低廉使他们在市场上占有不公平的优势。 |
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| unfairly adv |
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| unfairness noun U |
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