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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fair-weather [ 'fεr .wεðɚ] [ 'fεə .weðə]
  1. 1. adjective （仅）适于晴天的
  2. 2. adjective 只能同安乐不能共患难的
    fair-weather friends
    酒肉朋友，只能共安乐而不能共患难的朋友
  3. 3. adjective [slang] 暂时的；虚假的（来自fair-weather sailor）

Collins English-English Dictionary

fair-weather
  1. 1. adj suitable for use in fair weather only
  2. 2. adj not reliable or present in situations of hardship or difficulty (esp in the phrase fair-weather friend)
See more results for fair-weather in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

fair-weather friends
酒肉朋友，只能共安乐而不能共患难的朋友 → fair-weather
Today's weather is quite fair.
今天天气非常晴朗。 → fair
今天天气晴明, 适合出游。
It's fair weather today, suitable for going out. → 晴明

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