英语词汇“be fair”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) be fair: used to entreat someone to be just or reasonable, esp. in response to a biased or limited account of something.

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1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. ii. 14 Look in that Breast, most dirty D——! be fair, Say, can you find out one such Lodger there?

1881 W. D. Howells Fearful Responsibility 36 ‘Celia, Celia! Be fair, now!’ cried Elmore.

1908 A. Berkman in Mother Earth Apr. 69 Be fair; give ear.

1999 C. Dexter Remorseful Day (2000) xxxix. 224 Hold on though, Morse! Be fair! Amid a plethora of caveats, Dr Hobson had pointed to a fairly specific type of weapon, had she not?

2003 E. Noble Reading Group 358 ‘He never did his shirt buttons up, if I remember rightly. He made Tom Jones look like the soul of propriety’ ‘Euk!’ ‘Be fair. It was a long time ago. It was probably fashionable at the time’.

(b) to be fair: taking into account all the relevant facts; looking at the situation fairly. Frequently used to indicate qualification of a previous statement.

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1906 Racine (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 1 Aug. 4/1 To be fair, it can be said..that Governor Cummins is credited with a majority of the delegates chosen, just as the opponents of the then Governor..had a majority of the delegates.

1971 B. Sidran Black Talk i. 4 To be fair, it should be noted that ‘selective attention’ works both ways.

1989 A. Fine Goggle-Eyes (1990) iv. 52 He always spoke his mind—though, to be fair, he'd welly in on anybody's side.

1991 R. Reiner Chief Constables v. xii. 320 It did give us enormous powers, to be fair. Powers to take fingerprints, photographs.

2009 Guardian 26 Nov. (Technol. section) 2/4 To be fair, some of the vulnerabilities have only been possible after users ‘jailbroke’ their phones to run applications not authorised by Apple.

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释义	> as lemmas be fair (a) be fair: used to entreat someone to be just or reasonable, esp. in response to a biased or limited account of something. ΚΠ 1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. ii. 14 Look in that Breast, most dirty D——! be fair, Say, can you find out one such Lodger there? 1881 W. D. Howells Fearful Responsibility 36 ‘Celia, Celia! Be fair, now!’ cried Elmore. 1908 A. Berkman in Mother Earth Apr. 69 Be fair; give ear. 1999 C. Dexter Remorseful Day (2000) xxxix. 224 Hold on though, Morse! Be fair! Amid a plethora of caveats, Dr Hobson had pointed to a fairly specific type of weapon, had she not? 2003 E. Noble Reading Group 358 ‘He never did his shirt buttons up, if I remember rightly. He made Tom Jones look like the soul of propriety’ ‘Euk!’ ‘Be fair. It was a long time ago. It was probably fashionable at the time’. extracted from fairadj.n.¹ to be fair (b) to be fair: taking into account all the relevant facts; looking at the situation fairly. Frequently used to indicate qualification of a previous statement. ΚΠ 1906 Racine (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 1 Aug. 4/1 To be fair, it can be said..that Governor Cummins is credited with a majority of the delegates chosen, just as the opponents of the then Governor..had a majority of the delegates. 1971 B. Sidran Black Talk i. 4 To be fair, it should be noted that ‘selective attention’ works both ways. 1989 A. Fine Goggle-Eyes (1990) iv. 52 He always spoke his mind—though, to be fair, he'd welly in on anybody's side. 1991 R. Reiner Chief Constables v. xii. 320 It did give us enormous powers, to be fair. Powers to take fingerprints, photographs. 2009 Guardian 26 Nov. (Technol. section) 2/4 To be fair, some of the vulnerabilities have only been possible after users ‘jailbroke’ their phones to run applications not authorised by Apple. extracted from fairadj.n.¹ < as lemmas
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