ˌfair ˈplay noun [uncountableU] 2 FAIRfair treatment of people without cheating or being dishonest 公正处理;公平对待 the British tradition of fair play 英国人待人处世公平的传统
This kind of behavior violates many people’s sense of fair play. 这种行为有违许多人的公平意识。
3 fair play to somebody British EnglishBrE spoken used to say that you think what someone did was right 某人做得对 He has to earn money somehow, so fair play to him. 他必须想办法赚钱,这没有错。
→ turnabout is fair play at turnabout sense of fair play• Aladdin was very good-natured and had a sense of fair play.• Only in a secure Britain can we break down barriers and give people a real sense of fair play.• It violates their sense of fair play.