Fair的意义和用法

Fair的意义和用法

Fair
[美] [fer]  
[英] [feə(r)]  

adj. 公平的; 合理的; 晴朗的; 美丽的
adv. 公平地; 直接地; 清楚地; 正大光明地
n. 集市，庙会; 商品交易会，展览会; 美人，美丽的事物
vt. （卡通制作）顺利接合; （动作）衔接协调; （飞机）装配平整; 使（飞机接合部）平滑
vi. 转晴

【网络释义】一般; 尚可; 费尔; 还可以

复数：fairs
第三人称单数：fairs
过去式：faired
过去完成时：faired
现在进行时：fairing
比较级：fairer
最高级：fairest

例句
1. I have a fair idea of how difficult things can be.
我大致了解情况会有多困难。

2. The team also won praise for sportsmanship and fair play.
该队还因其良好的体育精神及公平竞争精神而受到了表扬。

3. Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
弗兰克·德福特是杂志《名利场》的特约编辑。

4. It's a fair guess to say that the damage will be extensive.
说损失会很严重想必猜得不错。

fair
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/ feə(r); fɛr/ adj
(a) ~ (to/on sb) treating each person, side,
etc equally and according to the law, rules, etc; impartial （按照法律﹑ 规则等）公平地对待每个人﹑
各方等; 公正的: Our teacher isn't fair: he always gives the
highest marks to his favourites. 我们老师不公正, 总是给他喜欢的学生高分数. * She deserves a fair trial. 她应该得到公正的审判. * The punishment was quite fair. 这一惩罚十分公正. * The ruling was not fair to everyone. 这项裁决并非对每人都公正.
(b) in accordance with what is deserved or expected or with existing
rules 应得的; 合理的; 公道的: a fair share, wage, price
应得的一份﹑ 合理的工资﹑ 公道的价钱 * It was a fair
fight, ie The rules of boxing were observed. 那是一场公正的拳击比赛（遵守拳击规则）. *
It's not fair to give him the prize/not fair that he should
be given the prize. 让他获奖是不公正的.
(a) average; moderately good 中等的; 尚可的; 不错的: There's a fair chance that we might win this time.
这次我们颇有机会能赢. * His knowledge of French is fair,
but ought to be better. 他法语还不错, 但应该再好些. (b) [attrib 作定语]
(infml 口) quite large, long, etc 相当大的﹑ 相当长的等:
A fair number of people came along. 来了不少人.
(a) (of the weather) good; dry and fine （指天气）好的; 晴朗的:
hoping for fair weather 希望有好天气. (b) (of
winds) favourable （指风）顺风的: They set sail with the first fair
wind. 他们一有顺风就扬帆起航.
(of the skin or the hair) pale; light in colour （指皮肤或毛发）白皙的,
浅色的: a fair complexion 白皙的肤色 * fair hair 浅色的毛发.
(arch 古) beautiful 美丽的:
a fair maiden 美丽的姑娘. =>Usage at beautiful
用法见beautiful.
(idm 习语) by ,fair means or `foul somehow or other,
whether by good or evil methods 千方百计; 不择手段: She's determined
to win, by fair means or foul. 她决心要赢, 那怕是不择手段. by one's ,own fair
`hand (joc 谑) by oneself 亲手; 亲自: I hope you'll appreciate this: it's all done by my/mine own fair
hand. 希望你喜欢这件东西, 这是我亲手做的. a fair `cop (sl 俚) legitimate arrest (usu made while the crime is being
committed) 依法逮捕（通常为作案时）. a fair crack of the `whip (infml 口) reasonable chance to share in sth, to be
successful, etc 分享某物﹑ 获得成功等的合理机会: give him a fair crack of
the whip 给他一次应有的机会. a fair/square deal => deal4.
fair `do/`dos/`do's (Brit infml 口) (used
esp as an interj 尤用作感叹语) fair treatment; fair
shares 公平对待; 公平的份额: Come on, fair dos you've had a long go
on the computer and now it's my turn. 行了, 机会均等--你用计算机已经很长时间了,
现在该轮到我了. fair `game person or thing that it is considered reasonable to
chase, ridicule, etc 认为可追逐﹑ 嘲弄等的人或物: The younger teachers
were fair game for playing tricks on. 那些年轻教师常是受作弄的对象. (give
sb/get) a fair `hearing opportunity of being listened to impartially, usu in
a lawcourt 公平的申辩机会（通常指於法庭中）. fair `play equal treatment of both or all
sides because of respect for the rules 尊重规则公平对待双方或各方: determined to see fair play, ie to see that no injustice
is done 决心要让事情得到公正处理. a fair `question question that is reasonable to ask
(but often difficult to answer) 合理的问题（但常难以回答）: `If the
proposals are obviously sensible, why do you oppose them?' `That's a fair
question.' ‘这些建议若显然合理, 你为什麽反对呢?’‘这个问题倒是言之成理.’ fair's `fair
(infml 口) (used as a protest or a reminder
that) sb should be dealt with fairly （用以表示不满或提示）某人应受到公平对待: `Come on, Sarah. Give me a bit more fair's fair!' ‘好了, 萨拉.
再给我一点--应当公平才是!’ a fair `shake (US infml 口)
just or reasonable arrangement; fair chance 公正﹑ 合理的安排; 均等的机会. have, etc (more
than) one's fair share of sth have, etc (more than) a usual or an expected
amount of sth 得到（超过）通常得到的或期望得到的数量: We got more than our fair
share of rain on holiday. 我们这次假期里遇到的雨天太多了. in a fair way to do sth
likely to do sth 可能做某事物: in a fair way to
succeed 可能成功. in a fair way of `business having quite a large,
successful, etc business 有相当大的﹑ 成功的...生意. set `fair (of the weather) fine
and with no sign of change （指天气）晴朗而无变化迹象. > fairness n [U].
# ,fair `copy neat copy of a corrected
document （修改後的）誊清本, 清稿: Please make a fair copy of this
letter. 请把这封信誊写清楚.
,fair-`haired adj
with light-coloured or blond hair 浅色毛发的; 金色毛发的.
,fair-`minded
adj fair in judgement; not prejudiced 公正的;
不偏不倚的.
the `fair sex (dated or joc 旧或谑)
women 妇女.
,fair-to-`middling (infml 口)
adj slightly better than average
比一般稍好的.
,fair-weather `friend person who stops being a friend when one
is in trouble 顺境中的朋友（不能共患难者）.
fair
2
/ feə(r); fɛr/ adv
in a fair1(1)
manner 公平地; 公正地; 正直地.
(idm 习语) fair and `square (a) exactly on
target 正中目标. (b) with no uncertainty or possibility of error,
misunderstanding, etc 毋庸置疑;无差错或误解等: The blame rests fair and
square onmy shoulders. 这一罪过着实地落在我的头上. fair e`nough (used esp
as an interj 尤用作感叹语) (infml
口) (sometimes showing unwilling agreement) all right; I accept
（有时用以表示勉强的同意）行, 好吧, 我接受. play `fair play or act fairly, following rules
or accepted standards （遵循规则或公认的标准）公平地比赛或行事: Come on, you're
not playing fair. 得了吧, 你这样做不公平.
fair
3
/ feə(r); fɛr/ n
market (esp for farm animals and farm products) held
regularly in a particular place, often with entertainments 集市（尤指买卖牲口﹑ 农产品者,
在一固定地点定期举行, 常伴有娱乐表演）.
large-scale exhibition of commercial and industrial goods
（商品及工业产品的）大型展览会; 博览会: a world fair 世界博览会 *
a trade fair 交易会. =>Usage at demonstration
用法见demonstration.
# `fairground n
outdoor area where fun-fairs are held 露天游乐场.