fair
adjective /feə(r)/
/fer/
(comparative fairer, superlative fairest)
Idioms - acceptable and appropriate in a particular situation
合理的；恰当的；适当的 - a fair deal/wage/price
公平的交易/工资/价格 - The punishment was very fair.
这个处罚很公正。 - In the end, a draw was a fair result.
最终，平局是一个公平的结果。 - I give you fair warning, I’m not always this generous.
我警告你，我并不总是这么慷慨。 - fair to somebody We wanted to resolve this matter in a way that would be fair to her.
我们想以对她公平的方式解决这件事。 - fair to somebody to do something Was it really fair to him to ask him to do all the work?
要他做所有的工作对他真的公平吗？ - fair on somebody Moving to a new city wouldn't have been fair on the kids.
搬到一个新的城市对孩子们不公平。 - fair on somebody to do something It's not fair on the students to keep changing the timetable.
不断改动时间表，这样对待学生不恰当。 - it is fair to do something It's only fair to add that they were not told about the problem until the last minute.
要补充说明以下情况才合理，即他们是最后一刻才获知这个问题。 - I think it is fair to say that they are pleased with this latest offer.
我认为恰当地说，他们对最新的这一次提议很满意。 - it is fair that… It's fair that they should give us something in return.
他们应该给我们一些回报，这是公平的。 - To be fair, she behaved better than we expected.
说句公道话，她表现得比我们预期的要好。 - (especially British English) ‘You should really have asked me first.’ ‘Right, okay, fair comment.’
“你本来应该先问我。” “对，是的，是这样。”
- I don't care what he thinks. It seems perfectly fair to me.
我不管他想些什么，这在我看来是完全公平的。 - It's quite expensive, but I still think it's a fair price.
挺贵的，不过我还是觉得价格公道。 - It's only fair to say that this is the first time she's heard about the problem.
平心而论，这是她第一次听说这个问题。 - It's a fair question, and it deserves to be taken seriously.
这是一个公平的问题，值得认真对待。 - That doesn't seem quite fair.
那似乎不是很公平。 - To be fair, we hadn't really spent enough time on the job.
老实说，我们在这项工作上花的时间不够。 - I don't think the sentence was very fair.
我认为这句话不太公平。 - All we're asking for is a fair wage.
我们要求的只是合理的工资。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- make something
- …
- scrupulously
- very
- absolutely
- …
- to be fair
- to
- a fair deal/wage/price
- treating everyone equally and according to the rules or law
（按法律、规定）平等待人的，秉公办事的，公正的 - She has always been scrupulously fair.
她总是一丝不苟地秉公办事。 - They are fair and decent employers.
他们是公平体面的雇主。 - demands for a fairer distribution of wealth
更加公平分配财富的要求 - his vision of a fairer, kinder society
他对一个更公平、更仁慈的社会的愿景 - The new tax is fairer than the old system.
新税制比旧税制公正。 - fair to somebody We have to be fair to both players.
我们必须公正对待双方运动员。 - to receive a fair trial
得到公正审判 - For the first time, free and fair elections will be held.
将首次举行自由和公平的选举。 - It's not fair! He always gets more than me.
这不公平！他得到的总比我多。
- They are demanding a fairer distribution of the earth's resources.
他们要求更公平地分配地球资源。 - I'll give you ten pounds each to make it fair.
为公平起见，我给你们每人 10 英镑。 - It's hardly fair that I should be working while everyone else is enjoying themselves!
我得工作，而其他人却在玩，这一点儿都不公平！ - Everyone has the right to a fair trial.
每个人都有权获得公正的审判。 - It's important to be scrupulously fair when grading the final exam paper.
在批阅期终试卷时，重要的是做到公正无私。 - That seems fair to all sides.
那似乎对每一方都公平。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- make something
- …
- scrupulously
- very
- absolutely
- …
- to be fair
- to
- She has always been scrupulously fair.
- pale in colour
浅色的；白皙的 - a fair complexion
白皙的肤色 - Kate had dark hair and fair skin.
凯特有一头黑发和白皙的皮肤。 - She has long fair hair.
她有一头浅色长发。 - All her children are fair (= they all have fair hair).
她的孩子们都长着淡色的头发。
opposite dark - a fair complexion
- [only before noun] quite large in number, size or amount
（数量、大小）相当大的 - A fair number of people came along.
有相当多的人来了。 - There's been a fair amount of research on this topic.
关于这个话题已经有了相当多的研究。 - a fair-sized town
一座不小的市镇 - We've still got a fair bit (= quite a lot) to do.
我们还有相当多的事要做。 - My birthday’s still a fair way off (= it’s still a long time until my birthday).
离我的生日还有很长一段时间。
- A fair number of people came along.
- (especially British English) quite good
相当好的；不错的 - There's a fair chance that we might win this time.
这次我们可能胜算很大。 - It's a fair bet that they won't turn up.
我敢打赌，他们不会露面。 - I have a fair idea of what happened.
我相当了解发生的事。 - His knowledge of French is only fair.
他的法语知识还算可以。 - Scoring twenty points was a fair achievement.
拿下二十分是个不错的成绩。
- There's a fair chance that we might win this time.
- bright and not raining
晴朗的 - It was a fair and breezy day.
这是一个风和日丽的日子。 - The day was set fair with the spring sun shining down.
春天的阳光普照，天气晴朗。
- It was a fair and breezy day.
- (literary) (of winds
风 顺风的 - They set sail with the first fair wind.
顺风一起他们就扬帆出航了。
- They set sail with the first fair wind.
- (literary or old use) beautiful
美丽的 - a fair maiden
美丽的少女
- a fair maiden
acceptable/appropriate可接受；恰当
treating people equally一视同仁
hair/skin头发；皮肤
quite large相当大
quite good相当好
weather天气
beautiful美丽
词源adjective Old English fæger ‘pleasing, attractive’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fagar.
Idioms
all’s fair in love and war
- (saying) in some situations any type of behaviour is acceptable to get what you want
在情场和战场上可以不择手段
Wordfinder
- auburn
- blonde
- dark
- fair
- ginger
- grey
- jet black
- mousy
- redhead
- sandy
be fair!
- (informal) used to tell somebody to be reasonable in their judgement of somebody/something
要讲道理 - Be fair! She didn't know you were coming.
要讲道理！她不知道你要来。
- Be fair! She didn't know you were coming.
by fair means or foul
- using dishonest methods if honest ones do not work
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。
- She’s determined to win, by fair means or foul.
a fair crack of the whip
- (British English, informal) a reasonable opportunity to show that you can do something
（做某事的）适当机会 - I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip.
我觉得我们没有得到适当的机会。
- I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip.
fair enough
- (informal, especially British English) used to say that an idea or suggestion seems reasonable
（指想法、建议）有道理，说得对，行 - ‘We'll meet at 8.’ ‘Fair enough.’
“我们 8 点钟见。” “行。” - If you don't want to come, fair enough, but let Bill know.
你要是不想来，可以，不过要让比尔知道。
- ‘We'll meet at 8.’ ‘Fair enough.’
a fair few (British English)
(British English also a good few)
(also quite a few British English, North American English)
- a fairly large number
知识机器人程序（用于网络数据库搜索） - I've been there a fair few times.
我去过那里很多次。
- I've been there a fair few times.
fair go
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) used to ask somebody to be reasonable
要讲道理 - I just wanted to say, ‘Hey mate, fair go!’
我只想说，‘嘿，伙计，说得好！
- I just wanted to say, ‘Hey mate, fair go!’
(give somebody) a fair hearing
- (to allow somebody) the opportunity to give their opinion of something before deciding if they have done something wrong, often in court
（给某人）申辩机会；（让某人接受）公平审讯 - I'll see that you get a fair hearing.
我务必使你有说明观点的机会。
- I'll see that you get a fair hearing.
fair’s fair
(British English also fair dos/do’s)
(informal)- used to ask for fair treatment or to claim that a situation is fair
合理的；恰当的；适当的 - Fair's fair—we were here first.
对我们也应公平才是——是我们先到这儿的啊。 - Fair's fair—you can't expect them to cancel everything just because you can't make it.
彼此都要公平，不可能就因为你不能出席就指望他们取消一切。 - Come on, fair's fair—you’ve had your chance, now let me try.
来吧，公平是公平的——你有过机会，现在让我试试。
- Fair's fair—we were here first.
(give somebody/get) a fair shake (North American English)
(Australian English, New Zealand English (give somebody/get) a fair go)
- (informal) (to give somebody/get) fair treatment that gives you the same chance as somebody else
（给某人／得到）公平待遇 - Are minority students getting a fair shake at college?
少数民族学生在大学受到公平对待吗？ - We need a government that cares about equity and a fair go for all.
我们需要一个关心公平和人人平等的政府。
- Are minority students getting a fair shake at college?
(more than) your fair share of something
- (more than) an amount of something that is considered to be reasonable or acceptable
（超过）合理的数量，恰当的数量 - He has more than his fair share of problems.
他的问题过多。 - I've had my fair share of success in the past.
过去我已经取得了应有的成功。
- He has more than his fair share of problems.
fair to middling
- not particularly good or bad
一般水平；不过不失 - ‘How are you feeling today?’ ‘Oh, fair to middling.’
“你今天感觉怎么样，”。“哦，还过得去，”。
- ‘How are you feeling today?’ ‘Oh, fair to middling.’
it’s a fair cop
- (British English, informal, humorous) used by somebody who is caught doing something wrong, to say that they admit that they are wrong
（当场被抓获时说）这是罪有应得，抓得有理