| 单词 | fair |
| 释义 | fair (once / 26 pages) 1adjadv 2adj 3adj 4adj 5adj 6n 7v When used as a noun, fair refers to a traveling show with games, rides, and farmers showing off their prized pigs, similar to a carnival. As an adjective, it gets a bit trickier. The adjective fair, has several different meanings. If someone says, "That's not fair!” they mean whatever happened wasn't just or done in an unbiased way. If you have fair skin, you have a pale complexion. If the weather is fair, it's a gorgeous day out. If the rides at the fair were fair, then they were just so-so. And watch out if the umpire shouts "fair ball!" during the baseball game — that means it was hit within the foul lines. WORD FAMILYfair: faired, fairer, fairest, fairing, fairish, fairly, fairness, fairs, unfair+/fairish: fairishly/unfair: unfairer, unfairest, unfairly, unfairness/unfairness: unfairnesses USAGE EXAMPLESTaylor said it’s “fair to say” the decision indicates a loss of confidence in him. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) He said Hong Kong’s judges would deal with it “in a fair, just and professional manner”. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) Insurer demands in Minnesota and Iowa raise fair questions about whether promised savings and value for taxpayers and enrollees are being realized. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules a fair referee fair deal on a fair footing a fair fight by fair means or foul Syn|Ant just antimonopoly, antitrust of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices clean, sporting, sportsmanlike, sportyexhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play fair-mindedof a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced fair-and-squarejust and honest justused especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting impartialshowing lack of favoritism reasonable, sensibleshowing reason or sound judgment unfair, unjust not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception below the beltdisregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing) cheating, dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlikeviolating accepted standards or rules rawbrutally unfair or harsh unjustviolating principles of justice partialshowing favoritism 2adj gained or earned without cheating or stealing an fair penny Syn honest equitable, just fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience 3adj (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines he hit a fair ball over the third base bag Syn|Ant in-bounds between the first and third base lines foul (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines out-of-boundsoutside the foul lines 4adj not excessive or extreme Syn fairish, reasonable moderate being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme 5adj (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections fair copy Syn clean legible (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered 6adv in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating Syn|Ant clean, fairly below the belt, unfairly in an unfair manner 7adv without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner 2Syn evenhandedly, fairly 1adj very pleasing to the eye young fair maidens Syn bonnie, bonny, comely, sightly beautiful delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration 2adj attractively feminine 3the fair sex Syn feminine associated with women and not with men adj free of clouds or rain 4today will be fair and warm Syn clear free from clouds or mist or haze adj (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored 5a fair complexion Syn fairish blond, blonde, light-haired being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes adj lacking exceptional quality or ability 6only a fair performance of the sonata in fair health Syn average, mediocre, middling ordinary not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree 1n gathering of producers to promote business world fair trade fair book fair Hypo|Hyper book fair, bookfair fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place 2n a competitive exhibition of farm products she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair Hyper exhibition, expo, exposition a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display 3n a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. Syn|Hyper carnival, funfair show the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining 4n a sale of miscellany; often for charity 7Syn|Hypo|Hyper bazaar book fair, bookfair bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause craft faira fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale cut-rate sale, sale, sales event an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices v join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly Hyper bring together, join cause to become joined or linked |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。