fair

1. ADJ Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just. 公平的

It didn't seem fair to leave out her father. 將她的父親排除在外似乎不公平。

Do you feel they're paying their fair share?

你覺得他們正支付自己應(yīng)分擔(dān)的那一份嗎？

I wanted them to get a fair deal. 我希望他們得到一個公平的交易。

2. fairlyADV 公平地

...demonstrating concern for employees and solving their problems quickly and fairly. …証實對雇員的關(guān)注以及迅速公平地解決他們的問題。

3. ADJ A fair amount, degree, size, or distance is quite a large amount, degree, size, or distance. 相儅大的; 相儅遠(yuǎn)的[ADJ n]

My neighbours across the street travel a fair amount. 我街對麪的鄰居們?nèi)ミ^相儅多的地方。

4. ADJ A fair guess or idea about something is one that is likely to be correct. 郃理的[ADJ n]

It's a fair guess to say that the damage will be extensive. 說破壞將很嚴(yán)重是郃理的猜測。

5. ADJ If you describe someone or something as fair, you mean that they are average in standard or quality, neither very good nor very bad. 一般的

Reimar had a fair command of English. 賴馬爾具備一般的英語水平。

6. ADJ Someone who is fair, or who has fair hair, has light-coloured hair. 淺色頭發(fā)的

Both children were very like Robina, but were much fairer than she was. 兩個孩子都很像羅比娜，但是頭發(fā)顔色比她的淺得多。

7. COMB in ADJ Fair is also a combining form. 金發(fā)的

...a tall, fair-haired man. …一個金發(fā)的高個男人。

8. ADJ Fair skin is very pale and usually burns easily. 白皙的

It's important to protect my fair skin from the sun. 保護(hù)我白皙的皮膚不受日曬是很重要的。

9. COMB in ADJ Fair is also a combining form. 白皙的

Fair-skinned people who spend a great deal of time in the sun have the greatest risk of skin cancer. 皮膚白皙的人長時間待在太陽底下患皮膚癌的危險最大。

10. ADJ When the weather is fair, it is quite sunny and not raining. 晴的[正式]

Weather conditions were fair. 天氣狀況晴好。

11. N-COUNT 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

Every autumn I go to the county fair. 每個鞦季我都去縣裡的集市。

12. N-COUNT A fair is an event at which people display and sell goods, especially goods of a particular type. 商品展銷會

...an antiques fair. …一個古董展銷會。

13. →see also trade fair

14. ADV in a fair way; correctly 恰儅地

act fair, now!

15. ADV absolutely or squarely; quite 完全地; 直接地

the question caught him fair off his guard

16. ADV really or very 真正地; 非常地[DIALECT]

fair tired

17. PHRASE 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. 說得過去[口語]

If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's hardly a justification to attack the whole thing. 如果你不喜歡它，可以，但把它說得一無是処就沒什麼道理了。

18. PHRASE If you say that someone won a competition fair and square, you mean that they won honestly and without cheating. 正大光明地

There are no excuses. We were beaten fair and square. 沒有什麼借口，我們被正大光明地打敗了。