fair

[fɛə]

adj. 公平的, 晴朗的, 美丽的; 相当的
adj. (皮肤, 毛发等)浅色的; 白皙的
n. 展览会, 市集
adv. 公平地; 直接地

a.

1. 公正的; 公平的; 诚实的

That's a fair comment.

那是公正的评价。

2. 尚可的, 一般的; 相当的[Z]

His knowledge of English is fair.

他的英语水平尚可。

3. (皮肤)白皙的; (头发)金色的; (人)白肤金发的

She had fair hair and skin.

她有金色的头发, 白皙的皮肤。

4. (天气)晴朗的

The weather will be fair today.

今天天气会很晴朗。

5. (风向)顺的; 顺利的

6. 【旧】(妇女)美丽的

7. (言论、诺言等)说得好听的, 花言巧语的[B]

I trusted his fair promises.

我轻信了他那些花言巧语的允诺。

8. 【口】十足的, 真正的[Z][B]

It's a fair miracle.

这简直是奇迹.

9. (财产等)丰富的

ad.

1. 公平地, 公正地

You must play fair.

你必须公平行事。

2. 正面地, 直接地

The ball hit him fair in the head.

球不偏不倚正中他的头部。

3. 清楚地

n.

1. 【旧】女人; 美女; 情人

2. 美好的事物

词形变化

形容词比较级: fairer | 形容词最高级: fairest | 名词: fairness | 动词过去式: faired | 动词过去分词: faired | 动词现在分词: fairing | 动词第三人称单数: fairs |

词义辨析

同义:

a.白晰的; 明亮的

light  pale  whitish

a.晴朗的

clear  sunny  bright  pleasant

a.普通的

average  mediocre

a.公平的; 合理的

honest  just  square  right  impartial  

反义:

a.公平的

foul  unfair  partial  unjust  

英英释义

名词 fair:

a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

同义词：carnival, funfair

gathering of producers to promote business

a competitive exhibition of farm products

a sale of miscellany; often for charity

同义词：bazaar

动词 fair:

join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

形容词 fair:

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules

同义词：just

showing lack of favoritism

同义词：impartial

not excessive or extreme

同义词：fairish, reasonable

very pleasing to the eye

同义词：bonny, bonnie, comely, sightly

(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

lacking exceptional quality or ability

同义词：average, mediocre, middling

attractively feminine

(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

同义词：clean

free of clouds or rain

(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored;

同义词：fairish

副词 fair:

in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

同义词：fairly, clean

without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

同义词：fairly, evenhandedly

短语词组

fair and square

1. 诚实地

He won the game fair and square.

他正大光明地赢了这场比赛。

2. 不偏不倚地

I hit him fair and square on the jaw.

我正好打中他的下巴。

through fair and foul

1. 在任何情况下

He had promised that he would be with his sister through fair and foul.

他保证不管在什么情况下都要和他妹妹在一起。

fair enough

1. 有道理

All this is fair enough, but it is only one part of the story.

所有这些都不错, 可是这不过是事情的一面。

补充

fairfair英:[fɛə] 美:[fɛr]adj.1.公平的, 公正的The umpire's duty is to see that competition is fair play.裁判员的职责是监督双方进行公平竞争。That's fair of you.你干得很公正。2.中等的, 尚可的, 不错的3.晴朗的We met on a fair day.我们在一个晴朗的日子见面了。The weather will be fair tomorrow.明天天气晴朗。adv.1.公正地, 直接地The ball hit him fair in the head.球不偏不倚, 正打在他的头部。He speaks fair.他讲话彬彬有礼。n.1.集市

例句

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. 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。 3. They travel a fair amount.他们游历甚广。 4. The job involves a fair amount of travelling.这份工作需要经常出差。 5. a fair distance away离得相当远 6. I spent a fair bit of time finding directions.我花了不少时间才找到了路。 7. I have a fair chance of winning.我有一定胜算。 8. Reimar had a fair command of English.赖马尔的英语水平还不错。 9. a fair piece of work一份不错的工作 10. I have a fair idea of what he's likely to do.我十分了解他可能要干什么。 11. It's a fair guess to say that the damage will be extensive.很可能会损失惨重。 12. He's got fair hair.他有一头浅色头发。 13. 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。 14. Both children were very like Robina, but were much fairer than she was.两个孩子都很像罗比娜, 但皮肤更白, 头发更加金黄。 15. The weather was fair.天气晴朗。 16. a spell of fair weather一段时间的晴朗天气 17. the fair city of Verona美丽的维罗纳城 18. It has been a fair old shock.这可真的是一桩旧事。 19. most fair return of greetings对祝贺的礼貌周全的回应 20. This is a fair hand, an educated hand.这样的笔迹清楚易读, 是有素养的书法。 21. To be fair, she never claimed she'd be able to do it.说句公道话, 她从未宣称自己能做得到。 22. 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。 23. All we want is a fair crack of the whip.我们要求的只是公平的机会。 24. Ok, fair do's.行, 那是公平的。 25. fair do's!不行, 要公平合理 26. 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。 27. 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：但童年已经过去了。 28. 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。 29. 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。 30. 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。 31. Act fair now!办事要公平！ 32. The question caught him fair off guard.这个问题可把他给问住了。 33. fair tired非常疲倦 34. There are no excuses. We were beaten fair and square.我们输得没话好说, 对方赢得光明正大。 35. 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。 36. the group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members.该团体为其成员争取到公正平等的代表权。 37. to be fair, this subject poses special problems.公正地说，这课题带来了特殊问题。 38. he did a fair bit of coaching.他给了相当多的指导。 39. he believes he has a fair chance of success.他觉得自己胜算相当大。 40. this cow is a fair swine.这头母牛真是太讨厌了。 41. they set sail with a fair wind.他们顺风启航。 42. the fairest of her daughters.她女儿中最漂亮的一位。 43. no one could say he played fair.没人能说他是公平竞赛。 44. she'll be fair delighted to see you.见到你她会非常高兴。 45. looks like it's fairing off some.看上去天气有所好转。 46. they were determined to ensure victory for themselves, by fair means or foul.他们决心无论如何也要取得胜利。 47. he got you fair and square in his gun sight.他的枪准心正对着你。 48. we won the match fair and square.我们光明正大地赢了这场比赛。 49. fair dos—you don't believe I've been idle all this time?.公正点吧——你不会认为我成天都在混时间吧？。 50. ‘I can't come because I'm working late.’ ‘fair enough.’.“我来不了，因为要干到很晚。”“没问题。”。 51. fair go! How can I ask a thing like that?.讲点儿道理！我怎么能问这样的事？。 52. fair's fair—we were here first.事实就是事实——是我们先到这儿。 53. I hope we'll be rid of him for fair.我希望我们能彻底摆脱他。 54. you are in a fair way to have cured yourself.你就快治好自己了。 55. no fair—we're the only kids in the whole school who don't get to watch TV on school nights.太不公平了——全校只有我们平时晚上不能看电视。 56. the European Fine Art fair.欧洲艺术博览会。 57. That's a fair price for that house.这房子的价钱还算公道。 58. That's not fair -- he got the same number of mistakes as I did and he's got a better mark.真不公平──他跟我的错处一样多，但他的分数比我高。 59. It wasn't fair on her to ask her to stay so late.要她留到这么晚，实在对她不公平。 60. a fair trial公正的审判 61. They have a fair chance of success.他们成功的希望相当大。 62. Chloe has fair hair and blue eyes.赫洛金发碧眼。 63. The referee is there to ensure fair play during the match.裁判员的责任就是确保比赛公平进行。 64. We've had more than our fair share of trouble this year.今年我们的麻烦太多了。 65. a trade fair交易会 66. the Frankfurt book fair法兰克福书展 67. We received fair treatment.我们得到了公正对待。 68. fair elections公正的选举 69. a fair fight公平的比赛 70. a fair bargain/deal/trade公平交易 71. I'm just trying to get a fair price for the house. [=I'm not trying to get more money for the house than most people think is right]我只是想把房子卖个合理的价格。 72. "That's a fair question, and it deserves an honest reply."那是个合理的问题，应该得到如实回答。 73. The workers claim that they are not being paid fair wages. [=they are being paid less than they should be paid]这些工人声称他们的工资待遇不合理。 74. It's only fair [=it is the right thing] to tell him the truth.告诉他事情真相才是正确的。 75. "I washed the dishes yesterday, so it's only fair (that) you to do them today."我昨天洗了盘子，公平起见，今天该你洗了。 76. He gets his fair share of attention too. [=he gets a reasonable amount of attention]他也得到了适当的关注。 77. She's had more than her fair share of trouble. [=she has had a lot of trouble]她遭遇的麻烦事太多了。 78. He is known as a very fair man.大家都知道他是个非常公正的人。 79. I try to be fair to/with my children.我尽量做到公平对待我的几个孩子。 80. He claims that the competition wasn't fair.他声称那场比赛不公平。 81. It's not fair that she gets to leave early and I don't.她能早走，而我不能，这不公平。 82. Sometimes life isn't fair.有时生活是不公平的。 83. a fair and impartial jury公平公正的陪审团 84. a bargain/deal/trade that is fair to/for everyone对每个人都一视同仁的交易 85. All she wants is a fair chance. [=the same chance everyone else gets]她想要的就是一个公平的机会。 86. “What a bad movie!” “Be fair! Parts of it are actually pretty funny.”“什么烂片！”“讲话公道些！实际上这部电影有些片段还是挺有趣的。” 87. "I can't say I liked the movie, but, to be fair, parts of it are pretty funny."我不能说我喜欢这部影片，但公道地讲，它有些片段还是挺有趣的。 88. "She did poorly on the test, but, to be fair, so did a lot of other people."她考得不好，但公道地讲，还有很多其他人也考得不好。 89. Her work has been fair to good.她的工作表现一直是一般到良好。 90. The quality of her work has been only fair.她的工作质量一直只是一般。 91. I think our waiter did a fair job.我觉得我们的服务生干得还可以。 92. The patient has been upgraded from serious to fair condition.这个病人的症状已经从严重转为有所缓和。 93. The food was fair to middling. [=just average; not especially good]吃得还算可以。 94. The team has a fair [=pretty good] chance of winning the championship this year.这个队相当有可能赢得今年的冠军。 95. He does a pretty fair [=good] imitation of the President.他模仿总统惟妙惟肖。 96. He was able to give us a fair idea of the problems involved.对涉及的各种问题，他都能够给我们讲得很清楚。 97. It's a fair bet that the weather will improve soon.可以肯定，天气很快就会好转。 98. "“I'm guessing that he's about 50 years old.” “That's a fair guess, but he's actually almost 60.”"“我猜他大概50岁左右。”“猜得基本差不多，不过他实际上快60岁了。” 99. There were a fair number of new participants at the convention.此次大会有相当多的人是首次参会。 100. Researchers now know a fair amount about the earliest humans.研究人员现在对原始人类有了相当多的了解。 101. He lives a fair distance from here.他住得离这里有相当一段距离。 102. fair skies晴朗的天空 103. fair weather晴朗的天气 104. fair hair/skin浅色的头发；白皙的皮肤 105. a person of fair complexion肤色白皙的人 106. a fair-skinned person皮肤白皙的人 107. We're happy to welcome you to our fair [=lovely] city.我们很高兴欢迎你来到我们美丽的城市。 108. a fair maid/maiden漂亮的女佣/少女 109. Who's the fairest of them all?谁是她们当中最漂亮的？ 110. The ball was caught in fair territory.球在界内被接住了。 111. "Sure, it was underhanded to steal his customers, but all's fair in love and war."当然，悄悄拉走了他的顾客是不光彩的，但是情场无父子，战场无兄弟。 112. He won the election fair and square.他正大光明地赢得了选举。 113. "“I'll wash the dishes today, and you can wash them tomorrow.” “fair enough.”"“今天我来洗盘子，你可以明天洗。”“那好啊。” 114. "“He needs more time.” “fair enough, but we can't wait too much longer.”"“他需要多点时间。”“没问题，但我们不能等得过久。” 115. "fair's fair: I washed the dishes yesterday, so it's your turn to do them today."大家都要讲公道：我昨天洗了盘子，因此今天轮到你洗了。 116. "The key concept in this book, I think it is fair to say, is freedom."这本书的核心概念，我认为要公平地讲，就是自由。 117. "She's not entirely to blame, but it's (only) fair to say that she handled the situation badly."不能完全责怪她，但要是（仅仅）说句公道话，这件事她处理得很糟。 118. I'm giving you fair warning that you had better not discuss politics at dinner tonight.我给你们个忠告，今晚吃饭时你们最好不要谈论政治。 119. He claims that his opponent wasn't playing fair. [=wasn't playing according to the rules]他声称他的对手没有按规则比赛。 120. She questioned the fairness of the decision.她质疑这个决定的公正性。 121. "In the interest of fairness, let's not mention any names."公正起见，我们不要提及任何人的名字。 122. "She did poorly, but in all fairness [=to be fair to her], she was tired."她表现得不好，但说句公道话，她当时是累了。 123. She showed her horse at the annual county/state fair.她在县/州的年度集市上展示了她的马。 124. a book fair图书展览会 125. a craft fair工艺品展销会 126. a job fair [=an event where employers offer information about their companies to people who are looking for jobs]人才招聘会 127. The church is having a fair to raise money for the new school.教会正在举行一场义卖活动，为这所新学校筹款。