| 单词 | fair |
| 释义 | fair (feəʳ ) Word forms: fairer , fairest , fairs 1. adjective B1 Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just. It didn't seem fair to leave out her father. Do you feel they're paying their fair share? Independent observers say the campaign's been very much fairer than expected. I wanted them to get a fair deal. He claims that he would not get a fair trial. Synonyms: unbiased, impartial, even-handed, unprejudiced fairly adverb [usually ADVERB after verb, oft ADV -ed] B1 ...demonstrating concern for employees and solving their problems quickly and fairly. In a society where water was precious, it had to be shared fairly between individuals. Synonyms: equitably, objectively, legitimately, honestly 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ A fair amount, degree, size, or distance is quite a large amount, degree, size, or distance. My neighbours across the street travel a fair amount. My mother's brother lives a fair distance away so we don't see him and his family very often. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ A fair guess or idea about something is one that is likely to be correct. It's a fair guess to say that the damage will be extensive. I have a fair idea of how difficult things can be. 4. adjective If you describe someone or something as fair, you mean that they are average in standard or quality, neither very good nor very bad. Reimar had a fair command of English. Synonyms: respectable, middling, average, reasonable 5. adjective A2 Someone who is fair, or who has fair hair, has light-coloured hair. Both children were very like Robina, but were much fairer than she was. Fair is also a combining form. ...a tall, fair-haired Englishman. 6. adjective A2 Fair skin is very pale and usually burns easily. It's important to protect my fair skin from the sun. Synonyms: light-complexioned, white, pale Fair is also a combining form. Fair-skinned people shouldn't spend a great deal of time in the sun. 7. adjective When the weather is fair, it is quite sunny and not raining. [formal] Weather conditions were fair. Synonyms: fine, clear, dry, bright 8. countable noun [usually noun NOUN] 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. countable noun B1+ A fair is the same as a funfair. [British] regional note: in AM, use carnival 10. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] A fair is an event at which people display and sell goods, especially goods of a particular type. ...an antiques fair. 11. See also craft fair, trade fair 12. (to) be fair phrase [PHRASE with cl] 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. To be fair, the team is young and not yet settled. And, let us be fair, some MPs do work hard. 13. fair enough 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. [mainly spoken] If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's hardly a justification to attack the whole thing. Fair enough, you didn't have a perfectly happy childhood: but your childhood is over now. 14. fair enough convention You say fair enough to acknowledge what someone has just said and to indicate that you understand it. [spoken] 'I'm taking it to our local police station.'—'Oh right, fair enough.' 'The message was addressed to me and I don't see why I should show it to you.'—'Fair enough.' 15. to play fair phrase If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way. The government is not playing fair, one union official told me. 16. it's fair to say phrase [PHRASE that] B2 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. It would be fair to say he had one or two unhappy moments out there. I think it's fair to say that it didn't sound quite right. 17. fair and square phrase If you say that someone won a competition fair and square, you mean that they won honestly and without cheating. There are no excuses. We were beaten fair and square. Synonyms: honestly, straight, legally, on the level [informal] 18. a fair crack of the whip phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you get a fair crack of the whip, you are allowed a reasonable opportunity to succeed at something. [British, informal] None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip. Idioms: fair and square honestly and without cheating or lying This might start further accusations, but we don't care any more. We won fair and square. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers all's fair in love and war said to mean that under difficult circumstances any kind of behaviour is acceptable All is fair in love and war and I now fully appreciate how betrayal can lead to so much resentment. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a fair crack of the whip [British] a chance to prove how good you are at something None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers by fair means or foul by any possible method, even if it is dishonest or unfair She never gave up trying to recover her property, by fair means or foul. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: antique fair This hall hosts a regular antique fair, as well as traditional dances. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For the following twelve years he repaired musical instruments, was a builder's assistant labourer, antique fair promoter and part-time art lecturer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Police have appealed for the public to be on the alert for the stolen items at car boot sales and antique fairs. Times, Sunday Times I prefer to cherry-pick things from antique fairs, markets and boutiques. Times, Sunday Times And at weekends, we'd have to traipse round antique fairs. Times, Sunday Times But the affordable art fair is not the place for investors who are thinking about turning a quick buck. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Buyers no longer need to remortgage themselves for the achingly fashionable art fair. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Established and emerging artists have submitted pieces to this contemporary art fair inspired by the human urge to fly. Times, Sunday Times (2012) There is not much difference between an art fair and a fun fair. Times, Sunday Times (2008) More than 25,000 publishers, booksellers, literary agents, librarians, media and industry suppliers from over 100 countries now attend the fair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Between 5,000 and 10,000 people attend the fair each year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Last year about 1.4 million holidaymakers attended the fairs. Times,Sunday Times More than 40 companies attended the fair. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday he attended a fair aimed at school-leavers. Times, Sunday Times The demo, at the time of writing, felt more country fair than anything darker. Times, Sunday Times Decked out in scarlet pompoms, they make a brave sight, as if setting out for a country fair. Times, Sunday Times It could be a country fair or a public school open day. The Sun At the country fair, the display brought cheers from the crowd. Times, Sunday Times Most of the servants are left behind, but with the country fair approaching, they have much more on their minds than polishing the silver. Times, Sunday Times It's not necessarily a fair assumption, given that he has been on the bank's executive board since 1997 and had a say in every decision that has been taken. Times, Sunday Times Her fair assumption was that the proprietor would thank her for pointing it out and then apologise profusely. Times, Sunday Times It was a fair assumption. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps that's a fair assumption. Times, Sunday Times On the fair assumption that sales at the new outlets were disproportionately higher, like-for-likes will have been down just a bit, then, a good enough out-turn. Times, Sunday Times Her luggage, spray tan tent and hair rollers need a fair bit of room. The Sun (2011) The menu is on a chalkboard in the bar so there's a fair bit of toing and froing among indecisive diners. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I do a fair bit of busking in costume with my djembe drum and a kazoo. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It completed a concert of humour, adventurousness and a fair bit of metal. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A fair chunk of blue, some yellow, perhaps a tiny sliver of tan. Times, Sunday Times Switching to direct debit could save you a fair chunk. Times, Sunday Times This can save you a fair chunk by cutting the number of internal flights needed. The Sun That rules out a fair chunk of the show's contestants. The Sun Even worse, they were responsible for a fair chunk of the 2.2 billion 'litigation and conduct provisions'. Times, Sunday Times These cover employees' opinions on leadership, their manager, their company, their immediate colleagues, their personal development, wellbeing, fair dealing and giving something back. Times, Sunday Times Sensibly, of course, markets are already regulated to ensure fair dealing and competition. Times, Sunday Times For the financial market to work well - to ensure fair dealing and to prevent speculative excess - government must oversee it. Times, Sunday Times Members pay a bond into a fund that covers you if a company fails, and sign up to a code of conduct that requires fair dealing and responsible practices. Times, Sunday Times Should not this precedent for fair dealing be followed on the present occasion? Times, Sunday Times Eventually, a gangling ensign with fair hair, freckles and the reek of the barnyard still upon him showed up with a stack of forms. CORMORANT (2003) A consistent theme in the description of those sightings is possibly blond or fair hair. The Sun (2013) But this other idea... "She thrust back the fair hair that fell around her face and for a moment stared broodingly before her. THE OTHER DEVIL'S NAME As the machine lifted, it caught the sun above the forest margins, and burnished the fair hair falling carelessly over her forehead. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR (2002) She smiled and stepped forward to adjust the coronet, which eased the pressure a little, then she smoothed his fair hair down. HARSHINI (2003) We always make a fair representation of what goes on in the camp. The Sun But he would take great pains to ensure a fair representation of opponents' views (to the extent that he would contact them in advance to check he did them justice). Christianity Today It was very disappointing the way we played, that wasn't a fair representation of how good we are as a team. Times, Sunday Times Access to justice and fair representation are fundamental, non-negotiable. Times, Sunday Times The organization's agenda falls into three broad categories: fair access to participation, fair elections, and fair representation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She agreed to what she believed was a fair settlement based on a 50-50 starting point after 17 years of marriage. Times, Sunday Times But they will also need a fair settlement. Times, Sunday Times But any victory they achieve will be a defeat for a free and fair settlement. Times, Sunday Times District judges - they normally deal with these cases - strive to encourage couples to reach a fair settlement. Times, Sunday Times They hope this will pressure managers into hammering out a fair settlement. Times, Sunday Times People with dark skin get these more commonly than those with fair skin and these scars can occur anywhere on the body. Times, Sunday Times Such findings imply that the genes causing red hair and fair skin also have important roles in other body functions. Times, Sunday Times I have a fair skin and was out there on my own for six or seven hours. Times, Sunday Times In strong sunlight her fair skin and honey-red hair can take on an almost ethereal quality, inaccurately making her look fragile and vulnerable. Times, Sunday Times The pinkish hue to his fair skin indicates that he may need to up the protection factor. Times, Sunday Times It must deliver a fair trial, not a show trial, and one that does not stretch out to the crack of doom. Times, Sunday Times (2011) And the rule of law is epitomised in the right to a fair trial. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Criminal proceedings involving the three police constables will now be commenced and each has a right to a fair trial. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Euro judges have deemed us guilty of 91 violations under the right to a fair trial. The Sun (2014) Others may think that she fears having a fair trial and being found guilty of a crime she did not commit. The Sun (2013) We must give all these things fair warning: a good five or six calm, rational attempts to use the item, exactly as the instructions direct. Times, Sunday Times A fair warning - some of the images are deeply upsetting. Times, Sunday Times In reality, anyone with a genuine judgment against them will get fair warning and time to settle before any bailiffs turn up. The Sun The company had fair warning. Times, Sunday Times Fair warning, then: the very nature of this column limits its scope. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's hardly fair - but then football's not fair. The Sun Hardly fair to pick on that ballboy for wasting time. The Sun Unfortunately yours had been made public first - which seemed hardly fair. The Times Literary Supplement His trial failed to meet international fair trial standards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A large international fair was held in 1934, followed by a second fair two years later. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These new trading systems brought about the end of many of the international fairs and the rise of the chartered company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This publishing house won several prizes in national and international fairs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the age of nine he earned money for the family by taking horses for a trot at the local fair to show them off to potential buyers. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes, if she wanted a bit of pocket money, she'd work at a local fair and take a couple of students with her. Times, Sunday Times Until the late 19th century the horse was scoured every seven years as part of a more general local fair held on the hill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most of them manage local fair trade shops (also called worldshops), but their tasks include also awareness raising activities, and educational interventions in schools. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On one occasion he squandered a considerable sum of money, which they had entrusted him for delivery elsewhere, on a visit to a local fair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Make the point that you both need to be scrupulously fair with one another now, then get agreement on that. The Sun You can be realistic about finances and talk to people in a straightforward, scrupulously fair way that wins cooperation. The Sun Your ability to be scrupulously fair, even when others take sneaky shortcuts, will draw luck to a project you truly care about. The Sun In our comment upon this dispute we have striven to be scrupulously fair. Times,Sunday Times One thing will be for sure, though: the recruitment process will not just be thorough, it will be scrupulously fair. Times, Sunday Times Thousands of people are drawn to its five days of wide-ranging events, from a youth and family street fair to a lecture on exploring hyperspace. Times, Sunday Times Or just enjoy the street fair and listen for the straining hernias. Times, Sunday Times There's more gloriously special-effected hyperbole as a car crashes into a street fair and leaves a gruesome trail of injuries for the team to mop up. Times, Sunday Times The success of the street fair was taken as a demonstration of the feasibility of a mall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over the rest of the weekend, a street fair, carnival and entertainment shows are among other features of the festival. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 公平的, 白皙的, 展览会 Japanese: 公正な, 色白の, 縁日 |
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