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adj
1 (a) ~ (to/on sb) treating each person, side, etc equally and according to the law, rules, etc; impartial （按照法律、规则等）公平地对待每个人、各方等; 公正的
*Our teacher isn't fair
*he always gives the highest marks to his favourites. 我们老师不公正, 总是给他喜欢的学生高分数.
* She deserves a fair trial. 她应该得到公正的审判.
* The punishment was quite fair. 这一惩罚十分公正.
* The ruling was not fair to everyone. 这项裁决并非对每人都公正.
(b) in accordance with what is deserved or expected or with existing rules 应得的; 合理的; 公道的
*a fair share, wage, price 应得的一份、合理的工资、公道的价钱
* It was a fair fight, ie The rules of boxing were observed. 那是一场公正的拳击比赛（遵守拳击规则）.
* It's not fair to give him the prize/not fair that he should be given the prize. 让他获奖是不公正的.
2 (a) average; moderately good 中等的; 尚可的; 不错的
*There's a fair chance that we might win this time. 这次我们颇有机会能赢.
* His knowledge of French is fair, but ought to be better. 他法语还不错, 但应该再好些.
(b) [attrib 作定语] (infml 口) quite large, long, etc 相当大的、相当长的等
*A fair number of people came along. 来了不少人.
3 (a) (of the weather) good; dry and fine （指天气）好的; 晴朗的
*hoping for fair weather 希望有好天气.
(b) (of winds) favourable （指风）顺风的
*They set sail with the first fair wind. 他们一有顺风就扬帆起航.
4 (of the skin or the hair) pale; light in colour （指皮肤或毛发）白皙的, 浅色的
*a fair complexion 白皙的肤色
* fair hair 浅色的毛发.
5 (arch 古) beautiful 美丽的
*a fair maiden 美丽的姑娘. =>Usage at beautiful 用法见beautiful.
6 (idm 习语) by ,fair means or `foul somehow or other, whether by good or evil methods 千方百计; 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. by one's ,own fair `hand (joc 谑) by oneself 亲手; 亲自
*I hope you'll appreciate this
*it's all done by my/mine own fair hand. 希望你喜欢这件东西, 这是我亲手做的. a fair `cop (sl 俚) legitimate arrest (usu made while the crime is being committed) 依法逮捕（通常为作案时）. a fair crack of the `whip (infml 口) reasonable chance to share in sth, to be successful, etc 分享某物、获得成功等的合理机会
*give him a fair crack of the whip 给他一次应有的机会. a fair/square deal => deal4. fair `do/`dos/`do's (Brit infml 口) (used esp as an interj 尤用作感叹语) fair treatment; fair shares 公平对待; 公平的份额
*Come on, fair dos you've had a long go on the computer and now it's my turn. 行了, 机会均等--你用计算机已经很长时间了, 现在该轮到我了. fair `game person or thing that it is considered reasonable to chase, ridicule, etc 认为可追逐、嘲弄等的人或物
*The younger teachers were fair game for playing tricks on. 那些年轻教师常是受作弄的对象. (give sb/get) a fair `hearing opportunity of being listened to impartially, usu in a lawcourt 公平的申辩机会（通常指于法庭中）. fair `play equal treatment of both or all sides because of respect for the rules 尊重规则公平对待双方或各方
*determined to see fair play, ie to see that no injustice is done 决心要让事情得到公正处理. a fair `question question that is reasonable to ask (but often difficult to answer) 合理的问题（但常难以回答）
*`If the proposals are obviously sensible, why do you oppose them?' `That's a fair question.' ｀这些建议若显然合理, 你为什么反对呢?＇｀这个问题倒是言之成理.＇ fair's `fair (infml 口) (used as a protest or a reminder that) sb should be dealt with fairly （用以表示不满或提示）某人应受到公平对待
*`Come on, Sarah. Give me a bit more fair's fair!' ｀好了, 萨拉. 再给我一点--应当公平才是!＇ a fair `shake (US infml 口) just or reasonable arrangement; fair chance 公正、合理的安排; 均等的机会. have, etc (more than) one's fair share of sth have, etc (more than) a usual or an expected amount of sth 得到（超过）通常得到的或期望得到的数量
*We got more than our fair share of rain on holiday. 我们这次假期里遇到的雨天太多了. in a fair way to do sth likely to do sth 可能做某事物
*in a fair way to succeed 可能成功. in a fair way of `business having quite a large, successful, etc business 有相当大的、成功的...生意. set `fair (of the weather) fine and with no sign of change （指天气）晴朗而无变化迹象. > fairness n [U].

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adv
1 in a fair1(1) manner 公平地; 公正地; 正直地.
2 (idm 习语) fair and `square
(a) exactly on target 正中目标.
(b) with no uncertainty or possibility of error, misunderstanding, etc 毋庸置疑;无差错或误解等
*The blame rests fair and square onmy shoulders. 这一罪过着实地落在我的头上. fair e`nough (used esp as an interj 尤用作感叹语) (infml 口) (sometimes showing unwilling agreement) all right; I accept （有时用以表示勉强的同意）行, 好吧, 我接受. play `fair play or act fairly, following rules or accepted standards （遵循规则或公认的标准）公平地比赛或行事
*Come on, you're not playing fair. 得了吧, 你这样做不公平.

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n
1 market (esp for farm animals and farm products) held regularly in a particular place, often with entertainments 集市（尤指买卖牲口、农产品者, 在一固定地点定期举行, 常伴有娱乐表演）.
2 large-scale exhibition of commercial and industrial goods （商品及工业产品的）大型展览会; 博览会
*a world fair 世界博览会
* a trade fair 交易会. =>Usage at demonstration 用法见demonstration.