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unfair
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- [ʌn 'fεr]
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- [ʌn 'fεə]
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Listen- Derivatives : n unfairness; adv unfairly
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- unfair [^n'fεə]
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adj
characterized by inequality or injustice
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dishonest or unethical
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adj
characterized by inequality or injustice
Examples
- It was objected that the new tax law was unfair.
- 有人反对把这种新的征税法说成是不公平的。 → object
- It is totally unfair but all my incomes are taxable at the top rate.
- 我所有收入都要按最高比率纳税，这太不公平了。 → -able
- it is an unfair comparison
- 这样比较是不公平的 → comparison
- to be unfair to sb
- 对某人不公平 → unfair
- it's unfair that...
- ...是不公平的 → unfair
- it is unfair to generalize
- 笼统地概括是不公平的 → unfair
- to gain an unfair advantage
- 获取不正当的利益 → unfair
- it is unfair to quote out of context → context
- it was damnably unfair → damnably
- 办事不公
- be unfair in handling matters → 不公
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