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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fair [fεər]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] [ decision] [ trial] (just,right) 公平
  2. 2. adjective [+size] [ number] [ distance] [ amount] (quite large) 相当
  3. 3. adjective [+chance] [ guess] [ idea] (quite good) 大体
  4. 4. adjective [+skin] [ complexion] 白皙
  5. 5. adjective [+hair] 金色
  6. 6. adjective [frm] [+weather] 晴朗
  7. 7. adverb to play fair 公平行事
  8. 8. noun [c] (trade fair) 交易会
  9. 9. noun [BRIT] (also: funfair) 游乐场[美 = carnival]
    it's not fair!
    太不公平了!
    a fair amount of
    不少

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fair [feər]
  1. 1. adjective 公正的公平的
    The boss gave people a very fair chance for promotions.
    老板员工一个非常公平的晋升机会
  2. 2. adjective 合理的,合适
    He's basically selling a product at a fair price.
    他以基本合理价格销售商品
  3. 3. adjective 好看的,漂亮
    There were a few fair maidens at the carnival.
    狂欢节上有一些漂亮少女
  4. 4. adjective [Baseball] 边界线之间击球
    The ball was declared fair and in play.
    比赛中,球被判边界击球
    He hit a fair ball over the third base bag.
    他在三垒袋上方击中一个界内球
  5. 5. adjective 中等的普通的,尚可的
    It was a fair performance that didn't deserve any praise or criticism.
    这个业绩普通,不值得表扬或者批评
  6. 6. adjective 美丽动人的,迷人
    Women are considered to be the fairer sex.
    女性认为是一种较好的性别
  7. 7. adjective 字迹清楚的,基本无误
    We were able to locate a fair copy of this manuscript.
    我们找到一份字迹清晰手稿副本
  8. 8. adjective 清白的,正当的,合法的
    We won the game fair and square.
    我们公平正当赢得比赛
  9. 9. adjective 晴朗的,万里无云的
    The weather has been fair and sunny.
    天气晴朗阳光充足
    Today will be fair and warm.
    今天晴朗温暖
  10. 10. adjective 白皙的;浅黄色的
    She had specified fair hair, slim build, regular features and smooth skin.
    喜欢金发身材苗条相貌普通皮肤光滑的人。
  11. 11. n.[c] 嘉年华,游乐会
    We decided to take the kids to the fair.
    我们决定孩子嘉年华
  12. 12. n.[c] 商品展销会
    The business fair is a great place to network.
    商品展销会一个交流联络的好地方。
  13. 13. n.[c] 农产品博览会
    Their corn won the first place at the fair.
    他们的玉米农产品博览会赢得第一
    She won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair.
    由于在县市集上的烘焙,她赢得最高的荣誉
  14. 14. n.[c] 集市
    The fair had a lot of bargains and deals.
    集市上有很多划算便宜货
  15. 15. vt. 衔接结合
    His staff has faired very well after the training.
    培训之后他的职员已能很好接手
  16. 16. adverb 规则地,正大光明地
    Most of the events were fairly judged.
    大部分事件得到公平判决
  17. 17. adverb 公平地,公正地,不偏不倚地
    The match was fairly even.
    这场比赛相当公平

Collins English-English Dictionary

fair [fεə]
  1. 1. adj free from discrimination, dishonesty, etc; just; impartial
  2. 2. adj in conformity with rules or standards; legitimate
    a fair fight
  3. 3. adj (of the hair or complexion) light in colour
  4. 4. adj beautiful or lovely to look at
  5. 5. adj moderately or quite good
    a fair piece of work
  6. 6. adj unblemished; untainted
  7. 7. adj (of the tide or wind) favourable to the passage of a vessel
  8. 8. adj sunny, fine, or cloudless
  9. 9. adj [prenominal] [Spoken] thorough; real
    a fair battle to get to the counter
  10. 10. adj pleasant or courteous
  11. 11. adj apparently good or valuable, but really false
    fair words
  12. 12. adj open or unobstructed
    a fair passage
  13. 13. adj (of handwriting) clear and legible
  14. 14. adv in a fair way; correctly
    act fair, now!
  15. 15. adv absolutely or squarely; quite
    the question caught him fair off his guard
  16. 16. adv [Dialect] really or very
    fair tired
  17. 17. vi. [intr] [Dialect] (of the weather) to become fine and mild
  18. 18. n [Archaic] a person or thing that is beautiful or valuable, esp a woman
  19. 19. n [Etymology] Old English fæger; related to Old Norse fagr, Old Saxon, Old High German fagar, Gothic fagrs suitable
fair [fεə]
  1. 1. n a travelling entertainment with sideshows, rides, etc, esp one that visits places at the same time each year
  2. 2. n a gathering of producers of and dealers in a given class of products to facilitate business
    a book fair
  3. 3. n an event including amusements and the sale of goods, esp for a charity; bazaar
  4. 4. n a regular assembly at a specific place for the sale of goods, esp livestock
  5. 5. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French feire, from Late Latin feria holiday, from Latin feriae days of rest: related to festus festal

Examples

a fair amount of resistance
相当大的阻力
fair hair
金发
fair employment practices
公平的雇佣做法
a fair blow
并不犯规的一击
a fair wind
顺风

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