fair
adj. 公平的; 合理的; 相當多的; 淺色的; 白皙的; 晴朗的
n. 遊樂場; 集市; 展銷會
adv. 公正地
Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just.
It didn't seem fair to leave out her father...
將她父親排除在外似乎不公平。
Do you feel they're paying their fair share?...
你覺得他們付了該付的那份錢嗎?
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...
我街對面的鄰居遊歷甚廣。
My mother's brother lives a fair distance away so we don't see him and his family very often.
我舅舅住在相當遠的地方,所以我們很少見到他和他的家人。
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...
說損失會很嚴重想必猜得不錯。
I have a fair idea of how difficult things can be.
我大致瞭解情況會有多困難。
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.
賴馬爾的英語說得還不錯。
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.
兩個孩子都很像羅比娜,但頭髮顏色比她淺得多。
Fair skin is very pale and usually burns easily.
It's important to protect my fair skin from the sun.
保護我白皙的面板不受日曬是很緊要的。
When the weather is fair, it is quite sunny and not raining.
Weather conditions were fair.
天氣晴好。
A county, state, or country fair is an event where there are, for example, displays of goods and animals, and amusements, games, and competitions.
A fair is the same as a funfair .
A fair is an event at which people display and sell goods, especially goods of a particular type.
...an antiques fair.
古玩交易會
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...
說句公道話,這個隊還年輕,還沒有成型。
And, let us be fair, some MPs do work hard.
而且,說句公道話,有些下院議員工作還是很賣力的。
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.
If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's hardly a justification to attack the whole thing...
如果你不喜歡,這說得過去,但把它批得一無是處就沒什麼道理了。
Fair enough, you didn't have a perfectly happy childhood: but your childhood is over now.
沒錯,你的童年生活不那麼幸福:但它已經過去了。
You say fair enough to acknowledge what someone has just said and to indicate that you understand it.
'I'm taking it to our local police station.' — 'Oh right, fair enough.'...
“我要告到本地警察局。”——“呵,對,幹得有理。”
'The message was addressed to me and I don't see why I should show it to you.' — 'Fair enough.'
“這條資訊是寫給我的,我不明白為什麼要給你看。”——“說得在理。”
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.
政府在搞鬼,一位工會官員告訴我。
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...
可以這麼說,他在那裡有過一兩次不愉快。
I think it's fair to say that it didn't sound quite right.
我想應該說那聽起來可不太對。
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.
沒話說,我們是給正大光明地打敗的。
1. a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
2. gathering of producers to promote business;
3. a competitive exhibition of farm products;
4. a sale of miscellany; often for charity;
1. join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
1. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules;
2. showing lack of favoritism;
3. more than adequate in quality;
4. not excessive or extreme;
5. visually appealing;
6. very pleasing to the eye;
7. (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines;
8. of no exceptional quality or ability;
9. attractively feminine;
10. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections;
11. free of clouds or rain;
12. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored;
1. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating;
2. in a fair evenhanded manner;
beautiful, fair, handsome, lovely, pretty, fine
這些形容詞均含"美麗的,漂亮的"之意。
exhibition, exhibit, show, exposition, fair, display
這些名詞都可表示"展覽"或"展覽會"之意。
fair, market
這兩個名詞均有"集市,市場"之意。
impartial, just, fair, neutral, objective
這些形容詞均有"公正的,公平的,不偏不倚的"之意。
all's fair in love and war
(諺)為了愛情和戰爭一切都是合理的(在某些極端情況下可以不擇手段)
by fair means or foul
不擇手段;想方設法;無論如何
a fair deal
公正的待遇(或做法)
fair dinkum
fair dos
(英,非正式)[用於要求或承認已得到公正對待]公正辦事
fair enough
(非正式)[表認同]有道理;說得對;沒問題
fair go
(澳/紐西蘭,非正式)[用於加重語氣或要求某人講道理或公正]公道一點
fair name
(舊)好名聲
the fair sex (亦作 the fairer sex)
(舊或幽默)女性
fair's fair
(非正式)[用於要求公正對待或說明做法是公正的]事實就是事實
in a fair way to do something
就快做成某事
it's a fair cop
(說話人承認做錯事且應受罰)理應如此;抓得好
be set fair
(英)(天氣)持續晴朗
fair off 或 fair up &I{【多用於美國南部】}
放晴:變睛。用於天氣
Her daughter has very fair colouring.
她的女兒膚色白.
The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.
王子愛上了一位年輕美麗的少女.
We stand a fair chance of success.
事情有八成啦.
They asked me for my impressions of the fair tonight.
他們約請我今晚去談談對交易會的印象.
All is fair in war.
兵不厭詐.