fair1/fɛr; feə/adj 1 reasonable, right, and accepted by most people [ unfair ] 合理的﹔公平的﹔恰当的﹐适当的: It's fair to say that most scientists agree on the evolution theory. 恰当地说﹐大多数科学家对于进化论看法相同。not be fair on sb I can’t work late every night – it's not fair on you. 我不能每天晚上都工作到很晚—这对你不公平。to be fair (=used to defend or excuse someone) 说句公道话 To be fair, she's only been in the job a week. 说句公道话﹐她做这份工作才一周。a fair deal/price/wage etc All we want is a fair wage. 我们想要的只是合理的工资。2 treating everyone equally or in the right way 公正的﹐公平的: +to The law is not fair to working mothers. 这条法律对职业母亲不公平。It's not fair – you always agree with Alice. 这不公平—你总是同意艾丽斯的意见。3 neither very good nor very bad [ average ] 普通的﹐中等的4 fair hair or skin is light in colour [ dark ]〔头发〕浅色的﹔〔皮肤〕白晰的5 have more than your fair share of sth to have more problems than other people, in a way that seems unfair …太多了〔指麻烦比别人多〕6 a fair size/number/amount etc quite a large size, number etc 相当大的尺寸/数目/数量等: There's a fair chance of rain this afternoon. 今天下午很可能下雨。7 fair enough BrE used to say that what someone has said seems reasonable【英】〔指某人所说的话〕有道理﹐说得对8 fair weather is pleasant and without wind or rain 晴朗的9 fair game if someone or something is fair game, it is reasonable and right to criticize them 该受批评的人[事物]﹐指责的对象: The singer's behavior made her fair game for the tabloid press. 这位歌手的举止使她成为小报指责的对象。 —fairness n [U]
fair2adv 1 fair and square in a fair and honest way 光明正大地: They won fair and square. 他们赢得光明正大。2 play fair to play or behave in a fair and honest way 公平地比赛[办事]
fair3n [C] 1 a large outdoor event where you can buy things, get information etc 集市﹐交易会﹔展销会: antiques/book/computer etc fair an art fair 艺术展job/careers fair 招聘会 2 funfair BrE a form of outdoor entertainment where you can ride on exciting machines and play games to win prizes [ carnival AmE 【美】] 【英】露天游乐场