fair

adj.

可接受；恰当 acceptable/appropriate

1. 合理的；恰当的；适当的
   acceptable and appropriate in a particular situation
   1. a fair deal/wage/price/question
      公平交易；合理的工资；公道的价格；恰当的问题
   2. The punishment was very fair.
      这个处罚很公正。
   3. 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？
   4. 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。
   5. 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。
   6. It seems only fair that they should give us something in return.
      似乎他们应该给我们点什么作为回报才像话。
   7. I think it is fair to say that they are pleased with this latest offer.
      我认为恰当地说，他们喜欢最近的这一次建议。
   8. 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。
   9. ‘You should really have asked me first.’ ‘Right, okay, fair comment .’
      “你本来应该先问我。”“对，不错，是这样。”

一视同仁 treating people equally

2. （按法律、规定）平等待人的，秉公办事的，公正的
   treating everyone equally and according to the rules or law
   1. She has always been scrupulously fair.
      她总是一丝不苟地秉公办事。
   2. demands for a fairer distribution of wealth
      更加公平分配财富的要求
   3. We have to be fair to both players.
      我们必须公正对待双方运动员。
   4. to receive a fair trial
      得到公正审判
   5. free and fair elections
      自由公正的选举
   6. It's not fair! He always gets more than me.
      这不公平！他得到的总比我多。
   7. The new tax is fairer than the old system.
      新税制比旧税制公正。

相当大 quite large

3. （数量、大小）相当大的
   quite large in number, size or amount
   1. A fair number of people came along.
      有相当多的人来了。
   2. a fair-sized town
      一座不小的市镇
   3. We've still got a fair bit (= quite a lot) to do.
      我们还有相当多的事要做。

相当好 quite good

4. 相当好的；不错的
   quite good
   1. There's a fair chance that we might win this time.
      这次我们可能胜算很大。
   2. It's a fair bet that they won't turn up.
      我敢打赌，他们不会出席。
   3. I have a fair idea of what happened.
      我相当了解发生的事。
   4. His knowledge of French is only fair.
      他的法语知识还算可以。

头发；皮肤 hair/skin

5. 浅色的；白皙的
   pale in colour
   1. a fair complexion
      白皙的肤色
   2. She has long fair hair.
      她有一头浅色长发。
   3. All her children are fair (= they all have fair hair) .
      她的孩子都长着淡色的头发。

天气 weather

6. 晴朗的
   bright and not raining
   1. a fair and breezy day
      风和日丽的日子
7. 顺风的
   not too strong and blowing in the right direction
   1. They set sail with the first fair wind.
      顺风一起他们就扬帆出航了。

美丽 beautiful

8. 美丽的
   beautiful
   1. a fair maiden
      美丽的少女

adv.

1. 按照规则；公正地；公平合理地
   according to the rules; in a way that is considered to be acceptable and appropriate
   1. Come on, you two, fight fair!
      得了，你们俩，要按规则比赛！
   2. They'll respect you as long as you play fair (= behave honestly) .
      只要为人正直，别人就会尊敬你。

noun

娱乐 entertainment

1. 露天游乐场
   a type of entertainment in a field or park at which people can ride on large machines and play games to win prizes
   1. Let's take the kids to the fair.
      咱们带孩子们到游乐场吧。
   2. all the fun of the fair
      露天游乐园的一切乐趣
2. （评比农畜产品的）集市
   a type of entertainment in a field or park at which farm animals and products are shown and take part in competitions
3. （评比农畜产品的）集市
   a type of entertainment in a field or park at which farm animals and products are shown and take part in competitions

商业 business

4. 商品交易会；展销会
   an event at which people, businesses, etc. show and sell their goods
   1. a world trade fair
      世界交易会
   2. a craft/a book/an antique fair
      工艺品展销会；书市；古玩交易会

牲畜市场 animal market

5. （旧时）牲畜市场
   (in the past) a market at which animals were sold
   1. a horse fair
      马市

工作 jobs

6. 职业介绍会；就业展览会
   an event at which people who are looking for jobs can get information about companies who might employ them

1. ADJ-GRADED 合理的;公平的;公正的
   Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just.
   1. It didn't seem fair to leave out her father...
      将她父亲排除在外似乎不公平。
   2. Do you feel they're paying their fair share?...
      你觉得他们付了该付的那份钱吗？
   3. Independent observers say the campaign's been very much fairer than expected...
      独立观察员说竞选比预期要公平得多。
   4. I wanted them to get a fair deal...
      我希望他们得到公平的待遇。
   5. An appeals court had ruled that they could not get a fair trial in Los Angeles.
      上诉法庭已经裁定他们在洛杉矶无法得到公正的审判。
2. ADJ (数量、程度、尺寸或距离)相当多(或大、长)的
   A fair amount, degree, size, or distance is quite a large amount, degree, size, or distance.
   1. My neighbours across the street travel a fair amount...
      我街对面的邻居游历甚广。
   2. My mother's brother lives a fair distance away so we don't see him and his family very often.
      我舅舅住在相当远的地方，所以我们很少见到他和他的家人。
3. ADJ (猜测、想法)正确的，合理的
   A fair guess or idea about something is one that is likely to be correct.
   1. 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。
   2. I have a fair idea of how difficult things can be.
      我大致了解情况会有多困难。
4. ADJ (水平、质量)一般的，尚可的，不错的
   If you describe someone or something as fair, you mean that they are average in standard or quality, neither very good nor very bad.
   1. Reimar had a fair command of English.
      赖马尔的英语说得还不错。
5. ADJ-GRADED (头发)浅色的，淡色的
   Someone who is fair, or who has fair hair, has light-coloured hair.
   1. Both children were very like Robina, but were much fairer than she was.
      两个孩子都很像罗比娜，但头发颜色比她浅得多。
   2. Fair is also a combining form.
      (亦可用于构词)
   3. ...a tall, fair-haired Englishman.
      一个高个子、金色头发的英国人
6. ADJ-GRADED (皮肤)白皙的
   Fair skin is very pale and usually burns easily.
   1. It's important to protect my fair skin from the sun.
      保护我白皙的皮肤不受日晒是很紧要的。
   2. Fair is also a combining form.
      (亦可用于构词)
   3. Fair-skinned people who spend a great deal of time in the sun have the greatest risk of skin cancer.
      皮肤白皙的人如果长期暴露在太阳下，患皮肤癌的可能性最大。
7. ADJ-GRADED (天气)晴朗的，晴好的
   When the weather is fair, it is quite sunny and not raining.
   1. Weather conditions were fair.
      天气晴好。
8. 集市;市场
   A county, state, or country fair is an event where there are, for example, displays of goods and animals, and amusements, games, and competitions.
9. 同 funfair
   A fair is the same as a funfair .

in AM, use 美国英语用 carnival


10. See also: ...an antiques fair. craft fair trade fair
11. PHRASE 说句公道话;平心而论
    You use fair in expressions such as to be fair and let's be fair when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given.
    1. To be fair, the team is young and not yet settled...
       说句公道话，这个队还年轻，还没有成型。
    2. And, let us be fair, some MPs do work hard.
       而且，说句公道话，有些下院议员工作还是很卖力的。
12. PHRASE (说法、决定或行为)有些道理，说得过去
    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.
    1. If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's hardly a justification to attack the whole thing...
       如果你不喜欢，这说得过去，但把它批得一无是处就没什么道理了。
    2. Fair enough, you didn't have a perfectly happy childhood: but your childhood is over now.
       没错，你的童年生活不那么幸福：但它已经过去了。
13. CONVENTION 有道理;说得对;敢情好
    You say fair enough to acknowledge what someone has just said and to indicate that you understand it.
    1. 'I'm taking it to our local police station.' — 'Oh right, fair enough.'...
       “我要告到本地警察局。”——“呵，对，干得有理。”
    2. 'The message was addressed to me and I don't see why I should show it to you.' — 'Fair enough.'
       “这条信息是写给我的，我不明白为什么要给你看。”——“说得在理。”
14. PHRASE 做事光明正大;行事正直
    If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
    1. The government is not playing fair, one union official told me.
       政府在搞鬼，一位工会官员告诉我。
15. PHRASE 可以说;应该说
    You use fair in expressions such as It would be fair to say in order to introduce a statement which you believe to be true and reasonable.
    1. It would be fair to say he had one or two unhappy moments out there...
       可以这么说，他在那里有过一两次不愉快。
    2. I think it's fair to say that it didn't sound quite right.
       我想应该说那听起来可不太对。
16. PHRASE 光明正大地;诚实地
    If you say that someone won a competition fair and square, you mean that they won honestly and without cheating.
    1. There are no excuses. We were beaten fair and square.
       没话说，我们是给正大光明地打败的。
17. a fair crack of the whip → see: crack

1. Their purpose is to build a fair society and a strong economy
   他们的目的是要建立一个公平的社会和一个强大的经济体。
2. It didn't seem fair to leave out her father
   将她父亲排除在外似乎不公平。
3. Do you feel they're paying their fair share?
   你觉得他们付了该付的那份钱吗？
4. Independent observers say the campaign's been very much fairer than expected
   独立观察员说竞选比预期要公平得多。
5. I wanted them to get a fair deal
   我希望他们得到公平的待遇。
6. An appeals court had ruled that they could not get a fair trial in Los Angeles.
   上诉法庭已经裁定他们在洛杉矶无法得到公正的审判。
7. My neighbours across the street travel a fair amount
   我街对面的邻居游历甚广。
8. My mother's brother lives a fair distance away so we don't see him and his family very often.
   我舅舅住在相当远的地方，所以我们很少见到他和他的家人。
9. 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。
10. I have a fair idea of how difficult things can be.
    我大致了解情况会有多困难。
11. It's important to protect my fair skin from the sun.
    保护我白皙的皮肤不受日晒是很紧要的。
12. Weather conditions were fair.
    天气晴好。
13. To be fair, the team is young and not yet settled
    说句公道话，这个队还年轻，还没有成型。
14. And, let us be fair, some MPs do work hard.
    而且，说句公道话，有些下院议员工作还是很卖力的。
15. If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's hardly a justification to attack the whole thing
    如果你不喜欢，这说得过去，但把它批得一无是处就没什么道理了。
16. Fair enough, you didn't have a perfectly happy childhood: but your childhood is over now.
    没错，你的童年生活不那么幸福：但它已经过去了。
17. 'I'm taking it to our local police station.' — 'Oh right, fair enough.'
    “我要告到本地警察局。”——“呵，对，干得有理。”
18. 'The message was addressed to me and I don't see why I should show it to you.' — 'Fair enough.'
    “这条信息是写给我的，我不明白为什么要给你看。”——“说得在理。”
19. The government is not playing fair, one union official told me.
    政府在搞鬼，一位工会官员告诉我。
20. It would be fair to say he had one or two unhappy moments out there
    可以这么说，他在那里有过一两次不愉快。
21. I think it's fair to say that it didn't sound quite right.
    我想应该说那听起来可不太对。
22. There are no excuses. We were beaten fair and square.
    没话说，我们是给正大光明地打败的。
23. Is this fair? Well, I put that question today to Deputy Counsel Craig Gillen
    这公平吗？我今天向副顾问克雷格·吉伦提出这个问题。
24. I don't think that's very fair really.
    我其实认为那很不公平。
25. The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing
    成功的秘诀在于诚实和公平交易。
26. We need to win a fair whack of the contracts.
    我们需要赢得这些合同中的相当大的份额。
27. It's not very fair to blame me for that.
    为那件事而埋怨我是不太公平的。
28. Persons in the know also revealed some malpractices at the fair.
    知情人披露了一些交易会上的不正之风。
29. They asked me for my impressions of the fair tonight.
    他们约请我今晚去谈谈对交易会的印象。
30. It's not fair to hold me up to ridicule because I can't spell!
    因为我拼不出来就讥笑我，这是不公平的。

  fair equitable impartial just【导航词义：公平的，公正的】

  fair adj. 公平的，公正的

〔辨析〕指情况、体制、待人方式、裁断等公平合理、一视同仁的。

  equitable adj. 〈正式〉公平合理的

〔辨析〕指公正而平等地对待每一个人的，但一般不用于形容人。

  impartial adj. 公正的，不偏不倚的

〔辨析〕指不偏袒任何一方、没有偏见的，形容人或物均可。

  just adj. 正义的，公正的，公平的

〔辨析〕指在道义上正当而公平的。

  exhibition expo fair show【导航词义：展览】

  exhibition n. 〈尤英〉展览，展览会

〔辨析〕通常指较正规的艺术品展览会。

  expo n. 〈非正式〉博览会，展览会

〔辨析〕exposition 的缩写词，多指大型展览会或国际博览会。

  fair n. 展览会，交易会

〔辨析〕侧重指为促销商品而举办的展览会或商品交易会。

  show n. 展览

〔辨析〕指艺术品、农产品、工业品等供参观的公开展览。

  fair mall market【导航词义：市场】

  fair n. 集市

〔辨析〕在英国英语中指出售动物和农产品的集贸市场，在美国英语中指既可乘坐大型游乐设施又可评比和展销农畜产品的户外活动。

  mall n. 商场

〔辨析〕多用于美国英语中，指占地面积广的购物中心。

  market n. 集市，市场

〔辨析〕泛指进行买卖活动的场所，通常位于户外或某幢大楼里，也可指专营某类商品的市场。

adj.

all's fair in love and war

• 在情场和战场上可以不择手段
  in some situations any type of behaviour is acceptable to get what you want

be fair!

• 要讲道理
  used to tell sb to be reasonable in their judgement of sb/sth
  1. Be fair! She didn't know you were coming.
     要讲道理！她不知道你要来。

by fair means or foul

• 不择手段
  using dishonest methods if honest ones do not work

a fair crack of the whip

• （做某事的）合理机会
  a reasonable opportunity to show that you can do sth
  1. I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip.
     我觉得我们没有得到合理的机会。

fair enough

• （指想法、建议）有道理，说得对，行
  used to say that an idea or suggestion seems reasonable
  1. ‘We'll meet at 8.’ ‘Fair enough.’
     “我们在8点钟见面。”“行。”
  2. 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。

fair's fair

• （尤用作感叹词，表示认为行动、决定等可以接受）彼此都要公平，应该公正才是
  used, especially as an exclamation, to say that you think that an action, decision, etc. is acceptable and appropriate because it means that everyone will be treated fairly
  1. Fair's fair─you can't expect them to cancel everything just because you can't make it.
     彼此都要公平——不可能仅因为你不能出席就指望他们取消一切。

(give sb) a fair hearing

• （给某人）申辩机会；（让某人接受）公平审讯
  (to allow sb) the opportunity to give their opinion of sth before deciding if they have done sth wrong, often in court
  1. I'll see that you get a fair hearing.
     我务必使你有说明观点的机会。

(give sb/get) a fair shake

• （给某人 / 得到）公平待遇
  (to give sb/get) fair treatment that gives you the same chance as sb else

(more than) your fair share of sth

• （超过）合理的数量，恰当的数量
  (more than) an amount of sth that is considered to be reasonable or acceptable
  1. He has more than his fair share of problems.
     他的问题过多。
  2. I've had my fair share of success in the past.
     过去我已经取得了应有的成功。

fair to middling

• 一般水平；不过不失
  not particularly good or bad

it's a fair cop

• （当场被抓获时说）这是罪有应得，抓得有理
  used by sb who is caught doing sth wrong, to say that they admit that they are wrong

adv.

fair and square

fairly and squarely

• 诚实；光明正大
  honestly and according to the rules
  1. We won the election fair and square.
     我们光明正大地竞选获胜。
• 直截了当
  in a direct way that is easy to understand
  1. I told him fair and square to pack his bags.
     我直截了当让他收拾好行李走人。
• 不偏不斜
  exactly in the place you were aiming for
  1. I hit the target fair and square.
     我不偏不斜正中靶子。

set fair (to do sth/for sth)

• 有成功的素质；具备成功的条件
  having the necessary qualities or conditions to succeed
  1. She seems set fair to win the championship.
     她似乎具备夺冠的条件。
  2. Conditions were set fair for stable economic development.
     形势适合经济稳定发展。

you can't say fairer (than that)

• （出价时说）再公道不过了
  used to say that you think the offer you are making is reasonable or generous
  1. Look, I'll give you £100 for it. I can't say fairer than that.
     你看，我出100英镑买它，这再公道不过了。

noun

1. a traveling show

   Synonym:    carnivalfunfair

2. a sale of miscellany
   1. the church bazaar

   Synonym:    bazaar

3. a competitive exhibition of farm products
   1. she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair

4. gathering of producers to promote business
   1. world fair
   2. trade fair
   3. book fair

verb

1. join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

adj

1. very pleasing to the eye
   1. my bonny lass
   2. there's a bonny bay beyond
   3. a comely face
   4. young fair maidens

   Synonym:    bonnybonniecomelysightly

2. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
   1. a fair complexion

   Synonym:    fairish

3. free of clouds or rain
   1. today will be fair and warm

4. (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
   1. he hit a fair ball over the third base bag

5. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
   1. a fair referee
   2. fair deal
   3. on a fair footing
   4. a fair fight
   5. by fair means or foul

   Synonym:    just

6. gained or earned without cheating or stealing
   1. an honest wage
   2. an fair penny

   Synonym:    honest

7. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
   1. fair copy
   2. a clean manuscript

   Synonym:    clean

8. not excessive or extreme
   1. a fairish income
   2. reasonable prices

   Synonym:    fairishreasonable

9. lacking exceptional quality or ability
   1. a novel of average merit
   2. only a fair performance of the sonata
   3. in fair health
   4. the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
   5. the performance was middling at best

   Synonym:    averagemediocremiddling

adv

1. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
   1. deal fairly with one another

   Synonym:    fairlyevenhandedly

2. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
   1. they played fairly

   Synonym:    fairlyclean