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acceptable and appropriate in a particular situation 合理的；恰当的；适当的 a fair deal/wage/price 公平的交易/工资/价格 The punishment was very fair. 这个处罚很公正。 In the end, a draw was a fair result. 最终，平局是一个公平的结果。 I give you fair warning, I’m not always this generous. 我警告你，我并不总是这么慷慨。 - fair to somebody
We wanted to resolve this matter in a way that would be fair to her. 我们想以对她公平的方式解决这件事。 - fair to somebody to do something
Was it really fair to him to ask him to do all the work? 要他做所有的工作对他真的公平吗？ - fair on somebody
Moving to a new city wouldn't have been fair on the kids. 搬到一个新的城市对孩子们不公平。 - fair on somebody to do something
It's not fair on the students to keep changing the timetable. 不断改动时间表，这样对待学生不恰当。 - it is fair to do something
It's only fair to add that they were not told about the problem until the last minute. 要补充说明以下情况才合理，即他们是最后一刻才获知这个问题。 I think it is fair to say that they are pleased with this latest offer. 我认为恰当地说，他们对最新的这一次提议很满意。 - it is fair that…
It's fair that they should give us something in return. 他们应该给我们一些回报，这是公平的。 To be fair, she behaved better than we expected. 说句公道话，她表现得比我们预期的要好。 - (especially British English)
‘You should really have asked me first.’ ‘Right, okay, fair comment.’ “你本来应该先问我。” “对，是的，是这样。”
Extra ExamplesI don't care what he thinks. It seems perfectly fair to me. 我不管他想些什么，这在我看来是完全公平的。 It's quite expensive, but I still think it's a fair price. 挺贵的，不过我还是觉得价格公道。 It's only fair to say that this is the first time she's heard about the problem. 平心而论，这是她第一次听说这个问题。 It's a fair question, and it deserves to be taken seriously. 这是一个公平的问题，值得认真对待。 That doesn't seem quite fair. 那似乎不是很公平。 To be fair, we hadn't really spent enough time on the job. 老实说，我们在这项工作上花的时间不够。 I don't think the sentence was very fair. 我认为这句话不太公平。 All we're asking for is a fair wage. 我们要求的只是合理的工资。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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treating everyone equally and according to the rules or law （按法律、规定）平等待人的，秉公办事的，公正的 She has always been scrupulously fair. 她总是一丝不苟地秉公办事。 They are fair and decent employers. 他们是公平体面的雇主。 demands for a fairer distribution of wealth 更加公平分配财富的要求 his vision of a fairer, kinder society 他对一个更公平、更仁慈的社会的愿景 The new tax is fairer than the old system. 新税制比旧税制公正。 - fair to somebody
We have to be fair to both players. 我们必须公正对待双方运动员。 to receive a fair trial 得到公正审判 For the first time, free and fair elections will be held. 将首次举行自由和公平的选举。 It's not fair! He always gets more than me. 这不公平！他得到的总比我多。
Extra ExamplesThey are demanding a fairer distribution of the earth's resources. 他们要求更公平地分配地球资源。 I'll give you ten pounds each to make it fair. 为公平起见，我给你们每人 10 英镑。 It's hardly fair that I should be working while everyone else is enjoying themselves! 我得工作，而其他人却在玩，这一点儿都不公平！ Everyone has the right to a fair trial. 每个人都有权获得公正的审判。 It's important to be scrupulously fair when grading the final exam paper. 在批阅期终试卷时，重要的是做到公正无私。 That seems fair to all sides. 那似乎对每一方都公平。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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pale in colour 浅色的；白皙的 a fair complexion 白皙的肤色 Kate had dark hair and fair skin. 凯特有一头黑发和白皙的皮肤。 She has long fair hair. 她有一头浅色长发。 All her children are fair (= they all have fair hair). 她的孩子们都长着淡色的头发。
opposite dark - [only before noun]
quite large in number, size or amount （数量、大小）相当大的 - (especially British English)
quite good 相当好的；不错的 bright and not raining 晴朗的 It was a fair and breezy day. 这是一个风和日丽的日子。 The day was set fair with the spring sun shining down. 春天的阳光普照，天气晴朗。
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(of winds 风 not too strong and blowing in the right direction 顺风的 - (literary or old use)
beautiful 美丽的 a fair maiden 美丽的少女
acceptable/appropriate可接受；恰当
treating people equally一视同仁
hair/skin头发；皮肤
quite large相当大
quite good相当好
weather天气
beautiful美丽
Word Originadjective Old English fæger ‘pleasing, attractive’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fagar.
Idioms
all’s fair in love and war
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in some situations any type of behaviour is acceptable to get what you want 在情场和战场上可以不择手段
be fair!
by fair means or foul
using dishonest methods if honest ones do not work 不择手段 She’s determined to win, by fair means or foul. 她决心要赢，那怕是不择手段。
a fair crack of the whip
fair enough
a fair few (British English)
(British English also a good few)
(also quite a few British English, North American English)
a fairly large number 知识机器人程序（用于网络数据库搜索） I've been there a fair few times. 我去过那里很多次。
fair go
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used to ask somebody to be reasonable 要讲道理 I just wanted to say, ‘Hey mate, fair go!’ 我只想说，‘嘿，伙计，说得好！
(give somebody) a fair hearing
(to allow somebody) the opportunity to give their opinion of something before deciding if they have done something wrong, often in court （给某人）申辩机会；（让某人接受）公平审讯
fair’s fair
(British English also fair dos/do’s)
(informal)used to ask for fair treatment or to claim that a situation is fair 合理的；恰当的；适当的 Fair's fair—we were here first. 对我们也应公平才是——是我们先到这儿的啊。 Fair's fair—you can't expect them to cancel everything just because you can't make it. 彼此都要公平，不可能就因为你不能出席就指望他们取消一切。 Come on, fair's fair—you’ve had your chance, now let me try. 来吧，公平是公平的——你有过机会，现在让我试试。
(give somebody/get) a fair shake (North American English)
(Australian English, New Zealand English (give somebody/get) a fair go)
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(to give somebody/get) fair treatment that gives you the same chance as somebody else （给某人／得到）公平待遇 Are minority students getting a fair shake at college? 少数民族学生在大学受到公平对待吗？ We need a government that cares about equity and a fair go for all. 我们需要一个关心公平和人人平等的政府。
(more than) your fair share of something
fair to middling
not particularly good or bad 一般水平；不过不失 ‘How are you feeling today?’ ‘Oh, fair to middling.’ “你今天感觉怎么样，”。“哦，还过得去，”。
it’s a fair cop
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used by somebody who is caught doing something wrong, to say that they admit that they are wrong （当场被抓获时说）这是罪有应得，抓得有理