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fair

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fair1 /feə $ fer/ ●●● S1 W2 adjectiveadj → fare
1  reasonable and acceptable 合理並可接受的FAIR a fair situation, system, way of treating people, or judgment seems reasonable, acceptable, and right 適當的，合理的 OPP unfair
All we are asking for is a fair wage.
我們所要求的只是一份合理的薪水。
£150 is a fair price.
150英鎊是個合理的價錢。
fair trial/hearing
the right to a fair trial
公正審判權
What do you think is the fairest solution?
你認爲最合理的解決方式是什麽？
The report is a fair summary of the issues facing us.
這份報告對我們所面臨的問題做了一個適當的總結。
it is fair to do something
It seems fair to give them a second chance.
再給他們一次機會似乎是應該的。
it’s only fair (that) (=used to say that it is right to do something) …才合理
It’s only fair that we tell him what’s happening.
我們將發生的事情告訴他，這才公平。
it’s fair to say (that) (=used when you think what you are saying is correct or reasonable) 恰當地說
It’s fair to say that by then he had lost the support of his staff.
恰當地說，那時他已經失去了員工的支持。
it’s not fair on somebody
I can’t carry on working such long hours. It’s not fair on my family.
工作時間這樣長，我幹不下去了，那對我家人不公平。
2  treating everyone equally 一視同仁FAIR treating everyone in a way that is right or equal 公正的，公平的 OPP unfair
Why does Eric get to go and I don’t? It’s not fair!
爲什麽埃裏克能去我不能？這不公平！
Life isn’t always fair.
生活並非總是公平的。
fair to
The old law wasn’t fair to women.
那條舊法律對女性不公平。
it’s only fair (that) …才合理
You pay him $10 an hour – it’s only fair that I should get the same.
你給他每小時10美元，那我也應該得到同樣的報酬才公平。
My boss expects a lot – but he’s very fair.
我的老板要求很高——但是他很公平。
3  QUITE LARGE 很大的a fair size/amount/number/bit/distance etc especially British EnglishBrEBIG quite a large size, number etc 很大/很多/很遠等
I’ve still got a fair amount of work left to do.
我還有很多工作要做。
We had travelled a fair way (=quite a long distance) by lunch time.
到中午時分，我們已走了很多路。
there’s a fair chance (that)/of something (=it is quite likely that something will happen) 某事發生的可能性很大
There’s a fair chance we’ll be coming over to England this summer.
今年夏天我們很可能會去英格蘭。
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a fair size/amount/number/bit/distance etc• It prefers a fair amount of nutritious detritus.• Thanks to the inherently leaky nature of the water industry, there is already a fair amount of information to go on.• That involved a fair amount of travel.• There was a fair amount going on.• You may also be involved in a fair amount of travel.• Scientists must proceed cautiously, moving ahead only with the assent of a fair number of their colleagues.• But a fair number of them went on to greater things.• They'd have a fair bit of tidying up to do before they left.
4. hair/skin 頭發/皮膚COLOUR/COLOR someone who is fair, or who has fair hair or skin, has hair or skin that is very light in colour 淺色的；白皙的 OPP dark
5. according to the rules 根據規則RIGHT/JUSTIFIED a fair fight, game, or election is one that is played or done according to the rules 〔拳擊、比賽、選舉〕公平的，根據規則進行的 OPP unfair
6  level of ability 能力水平ORDINARY neither particularly good nor particularly bad 中等的，普通的 SYN average
Her written work is excellent but her practical work is only fair.
她的筆頭功夫很出色，但實際動手能力卻只是一般。
7  weather 天氣DN weather that is fair is pleasant and not windy, rainy etc 晴朗的 SYN fine
It should be generally fair and warm for the next few days.
接下來的幾天天氣總體來說晴朗暖和。
8  have had more than your fair share of something MORE THAN something OR somebody ELSEto have had more of something, especially something unpleasant, than seems reasonable 遇到某事太多了〔尤指不愉快之事〕
Poor old Alan! He’s had more than his fair share of bad luck recently.
可憐的老艾倫！他最近遇到的倒黴事太多了。
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have had more than your fair share of something• Tim's had more than his fair share of bad luck this year.
9. give somebody a fair crack of the whip British EnglishBrE informalFAIR to give someone the opportunity to do something, especially so that they can show that they are able to do it 給某人一個機會〔尤爲了讓他們證明有能力〕
10  give somebody/get a fair shake American EnglishAmE informalFAIR to treat someone, or to be treated, in a way that gives everyone the same chances as everyone else 給某人/獲得公平的待遇[均等的機會]
Women don’t always get a fair shake in business.
女性在工作上並不是總能獲得公平的待遇。
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give somebody/get a fair shake• Q.. Do you think the press has given you a fair shake?
11. by fair means or foul DETERMINEDusing any method to get what you want, including dishonest or illegal methods 不擇手段，千方百計
12. all’s fair in love and war RIGHT/PROPERused to say that in some situations any method of getting what you want is acceptable 情場和戰場，兩者皆不厭詐〔指在某些情況下可以爲達到目的而不擇手段〕
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all’s fair in love and war• Ah, come on; all's fair in love and war, Cameron.
13  pleasant/attractive 悅人的/吸引人的 old use or literaryNICEBEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKING pleasant and attractive 漂亮的，迷人的
a fair maiden
美麗的少女
 SPOKEN PHRASES
 THESAURUS
fair treating people equally or in the way that is right 公平的，公正的
It’s not fair that she gets paid more than me.
她報酬比我高，這不公平。
Everyone has the right to a fair trial.
任何人都享有公正審判權。
just formal morally right and fair 公正的，正義的
a just punishment
公正的處罰
a just cause
正義事業
a just society
公正的社會
Do you think it was a just war?
你認爲這場戰爭是正義的嗎？
reasonable fair and sensible according to most people’s standards 正當的，合理的
a reasonable request
正當的請求
Lateness, without a reasonable excuse, will not be tolerated.
無故遲到是不允許的。
balanced giving fair and equal treatment to all sides of an argument or subject 全面公正的
Balanced reporting of the news is essential.
對新聞進行全面公正的報道很重要。
even-handed giving fair and equal treatment to everyone, especially when it would be easy to favour one particular group 不偏不倚的
The drama takes an even-handed look at the consequences of violent crime, both on attackers and their victims.
這部電視劇以公正的眼光來看待暴力犯罪的後果，對襲擊者和受害者一視同仁。
nThe film is even-handed and does not try to make you support either side.
equitable /ˈekwətəbəl/ formal giving equal treatment to everyone involved 公平的
We need an equitable solution to this problem.
我們需要一個合理的方案來解決這一問題。
a more equitable distribution of wealth
更加公平的財富分配
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fair• Jenny excels in science, but her grades in English are just fair.• Mrs. Anderson is strict but she's fair.• My grandfather used to say that life isn't always fair.• The old system of student funding seemed much fairer.• Both her children are very fair.• And yet this is hardly fair.• Wearing my competition hat, I shall be happy to examine any evidence which suggests that competition is not fair.• Her husband should help take care of the baby - it's only fair.• Kelson has a reputation as a fair and compassionate judge.• They also have an interest in sport that is seen to be clean, fair and exciting.• All observers noted that the elections had been free and fair and that conduct had exceeded all expectations.• It should be generally fair and warm for at least the next three days.• But people demand a fair chance at justice as surely as they demand medical care.• Despite the discrimination they suffered, my grandparents remained fair, decent, good people.• Observers will be present to ensure a free and fair election.• The new government has promised to hold free and fair elections.• Julia has blue eyes and fair hair.• The tax law provides for a deduction of the fair market value of the work of art.• The Court held that he need not state expressly that his quote was a fair quote.• Oh it was a fair scandal in our village, I can tell you.• Someone fair skin like you should probably use a stronger sunscreen.• The Indians were at first frightened of the fair-skinned Europeans.• Do you think it's fair that she gets paid more money than me?• To be fair, these are complicated, serious issues, and the department has only been discussing them for a short time.• I've always tried to be fair to all my children.• In order to be fair to everyone, ticket sales are limited to two for each person.• Everyone has the right to a fair trial.• All we're asking for is a fair wage.
fair trial/hearing• The audi alteram partem rule-the right to a fair hearing.• The police seem to be a law unto themselves sometimes, even if it does prejudice a fair trial.• Timothy McVeigh got a fair trial.• Their lawyers argued the men would not have a fair trial because of the delays, and proceedings against them were stayed.• The question became how a fair trial could be conducted without the excess.• Mr Bonin has had a full and fair hearing on all of his claims.• They also maintained that it would be impossible to hold fair trials so long after the alleged crimes had been committed.• What I did was win us a change of venue on grounds that a fair trial was impossible in Greene County.
It’s not fair• She says it's a nightmare come true and it's not fair.• It's not fair, but then, as Del once pointed out, neither is Frank Bruno's backside.• Maybe it's not fair, having it all come down to one game.• It's not fair, I haven't come off that ladder yet.• It's not fair on the people who turn up on time.• It's not fair says John.• It's not fair to keep him in like that.
Related topics: Outdoor
fair2 ●●○ noun [countableC]
1. (also funfair British English) a form of outdoor entertainment, at which there are large machines to ride on and games in which you can win prizes 露天遊樂場 SYN American English carnival
2  American EnglishAmETA an outdoor event, at which there are large machines to ride on, games to play, and sometimes farm animals being judged and sold 集市〔有大型可騎乘的遊戲設施、各式遊戲，有時還對牲畜進行評比並出售〕
state/county fair 州/縣集市
3  book/antiques/craft/trade etc fair BBMan event at which people or businesses show and sell their products 書展/古玩展/手工藝品展銷會/交易會等
the Frankfurt Book Fair
法蘭克福書展
an antiques fair
古玩展
a trade fair (=where companies show their newest products)
商品交易會
a craft fair (=where people sell handmade products such as jewellery, paintings etc)
手工藝品展銷會
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book/antiques/craft/trade etc fair• Antiques Fair, Social Centre, Yarm.• Then, on the third day, he would be a guest at a trade fair held in New Jersey.• Running alongside was a trade fair.• Attractions include over 100 trade stands, refreshment tents and licensed bars, caravan site and craft fair.• Eighty countries plan to attend the Baghdad trade fair in November.• Chartwell Travel is offering discounted air fares to the Frankfurt Book Fair from £108 return.• Champagne was also prospering during this time from the great trade fairs.
4. job/careers fair an event where people go to get information about different kinds of jobs 職業介紹會，招聘會
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job/careers fair• The workers also were given the chance to participate in a job fair.• The number of stalls and the range of employers represented at careers fairs has dwindled sharply.• The report is backed up by anecdotal evidence from careers fairs.• One visit to a nursing careers fair will convince you of this.
5. British EnglishBrEDLO an outdoor event with games and things to eat and drink, usually organized to get money for a school, club etc 一般爲學校、俱樂部等籌款的〕義賣會 SYN fête
6  British EnglishBrE old-fashionedTA a market where animals and farm products are sold 〔出售牲畜和農産品的〕市場，集市
a horse fair
馬市
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fair• The number of stalls and the range of employers represented at careers fairs has dwindled sharply.• Her ceramics are sought after at craft fairs in Northallerton, Harrogate and York.• But then I went to one of those arts-and-crafts fairs.• Go to a franchise fair, for example.• Did responsible parents take their children to the state fair?• Such fairs are a great morale booster for any nurse who feels unappreciated.• Want the agricultural shows filled with fairs and cheap sideshows so they can enjoy themselves? 9.
state/county fair• Clark had set up a booth to display his wares at a county fair to which Roosevelt was paying a visit.• Rains always fell on state and county fairs.• At the time, North County Fair did not exist.• Annie hired a new manager, William A.. Banks, who booked her in a number of state fairs.• None the less, the state fair was going on as scheduled.• Did responsible parents take their children to the state fair?• But in 139 years of attending their state fair, the people of Iowa have never seen this: Butter Elvis.
fair3 adverbadv
1. win (something)/beat somebody fair and square STRAIGHTto win a competition, sports match etc honestly and without cheating 正大光明地赢得（某物）/打敗某人
2  play fair HONESTto do something in a fair and honest way 公平辦事，按規則做
In international trade, very few countries play fair.
在國際貿易中，很少有國家遵守遊戲規則。
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play fair• Yet the private interests themselves were hardly playing fair.• In international trade, very few countries play fair.• Most also believe it is up to the government to ensure businesses do play fair.• No one who witnessed these debates has ever suggested that Lewis played fair.• Bates, however, decided yesterday to play fair and own up about his mistress.• But ideally they should play fair and put their children's interests first.• I trust they play fair, but who knows?• The film company says that it played fair in all its contract dealings with the actors' unions.• But Wilson played fair - she did not encourage him.• A mystery novel should play fair with the reader, providing all the clues necessary to solve the crime.
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fair• Her job is to make sure that the money is distributed fairly.• I believe I acted fairly when I expelled those students.
From Longman Business Dictionary
fairfair1 /feəfer/ adjectiveadj
a situation or arrangement which is fair is reasonable, honest, and acceptable
The committee takes seriously the need to be fair and just in everything it does.
fair voting procedures
All we are asking for is a fair wage.
fairfair2 noun [countableC]MARKETINGCOMMERCE
a large show where business people producing a particular product or service can meet to advertise or sell their products
the Frankfurtbook fair
Many businesses deal less formally, for example at trade fairs.
→ job fair → trade fair
Origin fair1
Old English fæger “beautiful”
 fair2
(1200-1300) Old French feire, from Latin feriae “holidays”

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