fairBrE /feə(r)/ NAmE /fer/► SEE ALLall’s fair in love and warbe fair!be set fairby fair means or foulfair and squarea fair crack of the whipfair dinkumfair enoughfair gamea fair hearingfair playa fair shake(more than) your fair share of sthfair’s fairit’s a fair copmake, etc. sth by/with your own fair handplay fair/straight (with sb) ●all’s fair in love and ˈwar (saying) normal rules of behaviour do not apply in situations like war and love在恋爱和战争中可以不择手段◆‘I told Sarah that John had another girlfriend.’ ‘But that’s not true; he hasn’t.’ ‘I know, but all’s fair in love and war.’ “我告诉萨拉约翰还有一个女朋友。”“可那不是真的，他没有呀。”“我知道，在情场和战场上可以不择手段嘛。”NOTE This is often used with other words to make new expressions, for example all ’s fair in friendship and business.这个习语常与其他词连用构成新的表达法，如“ all's fair in friendship and business ”。●ˌbe ˈfair! (spoken) used to tell sb to be reasonable in their judgement of sb/sth公正点；公平点◆Be fair! She didn’t even know you were coming today. 公道点吧！她根本不知道你今天会来。●be set ˈfair (BrE) 1. (of weather天气) be good and with no sign of change晴朗且无变化迹象◆Apparently the weather is set fair for the rest of the week. 很显然，一直到周末天气都将持续晴好。2.be likely to be successful很可能会成功◆They are set fair to win the championship. 他们很有可能夺冠。●by ˌfair means or ˈfouleven if unfair methods are used不管用什么方法；不择手段◆He’s determined to buy that company by fair means or foul. 他决心不管用什么办法一定要买下那家公司。●fair and ˈsquare ( fairly and ˈsquarely) 1.completely and fully完全地；彻底地◆They were the better team and they beat us fair and square. 他们队确实更胜一筹，把我们彻底打败了。2.directly and with force直接地；用力地；正面地◆I hit him fair and square on the chin. 我不偏不倚地打中了他的下巴。●a fair crack of the ˈwhip (BrE, informal) a fair or reasonable opportunity to do sth or to show that you can do sth公平合理的机会◆I don’t think he was really given a fair crack of the whip. He only had five minutes to present his suggestions. 我觉得他没有得到均等的机会，他只有五分钟的时间来阐述建议。◆We all got a fair crack of the whip. We can’t complain. 我们都得到了公平的机会，没什么可抱怨的。●ˌfair ˈdinkum (AustralE, NZE, informal) 1.used to emphasize that sth is genuine or true, or to ask whether it is（强调或询问真实性）真的◆It’s a fair dinkum Aussie wedding. 这是地道的澳大利亚婚礼。◆‘Burt’s just told me he’s packing up in a month.’ ‘Fair dinkum?’ “伯特刚跟我说他会在一个月后卷铺盖走人。”“真的吗？”2.used to emphasize that behaviour is acceptable（强调行为可接受）还行◆They were asking a lot for the car, but fair dinkum considering how new it is. 他们这辆车要价很高，但考虑到车子很新，还是可以接受的。●fair eˈnough (informal) 1.used for accepting a suggestion, etc.（接受建议等时说）不错，够好了◆‘I think £200 is a reasonable price.’ ‘Fair enough. Can I pay you at the end of the week?’ “我觉得 200 英镑的价钱还算合理。”“不错。我可以周末再付钱吗？”2.used for showing that you think that sth is reasonable有道理；说得对◆Letting the students work the machines on their own is fair enough, but they do need some training first. 让学生自己操纵机器是有道理的，但是他们确实需要先接受一些培训。●fair ˈgameif a person or thing is said to be fair game, it is considered acceptable to play jokes on them, criticize them, etc.可开玩笑（或抨击等）的对象◆The younger teachers were considered fair game by most of the kids. 大多数孩子觉得跟年轻老师可以开玩笑。NOTE In this idiom, game refers to birds and animals that people hunt for sport or food.这个习语中的 game 原指猎物。●a fair ˈhearingthe opportunity for sb to give their point of view about sth before deciding if they have done sth wrong, often in a court of law（常指法庭上给某人的）充分辩白的机会◆I’ll see that you get a fair hearing. 我会让你有适当机会为自己辩护的。●fair ˈplaynot breaking the rules or cheating; honest or correct behaviour公平竞赛；光明正大◆We want to see fair play in this competition. 我们希望这场比赛能够公平合理。◆It may be legal, but it’s not fair play. 这可能是合法的，但不公平。●a fair ˈshake (NAmE, informal) a fair chance or fair treatment均等的机会；公平的待遇◆This new pay deal means a fair shake for all the workers. 这份新的工资协议意味着所有的工人都能得到公平的对待。●(more than) your fair ˈshare of sth(more than) the usual, expected or desired amount of sth（超出）一般（或预期、想要）的量◆I’ve had more than my fair share of problems recently, but now things seem to be getting better again. 最近我遇到的麻烦够多了，不过现在情况好像又开始好转了。◆We’ve all paid our fair share except Delia, who’s never got any money. 除了迪莉娅，我们都付了该交的份额，她从来都没钱。●fair’s ˈfair (BrE alsofair ˈdos/ˈdo’s) (spoken) used, especially as an exclamation, to say that you think that an action, a decision, etc. is acceptable and appropriate because it means that everyone will be treated fairly（尤用作感叹语，表示行为、决定等可以接受）说公道话，公平地说◆You may not like her, but fair’s fair, she’s a good teacher. 你也许不喜欢她，但是平心而论，她是个好老师。◆Look, fair’s fair. I’ve helped you lots of times. Now you can help me. 听我说，彼此都要公平，我帮过你很多次了，现在你要帮帮我了。●it’s a fair ˈcop (BrE, spoken, humorous) used by sb who is caught doing sth wrong, to say that they admit that they are wrong（用于当场被抓获时承认错误）抓得有理，抓得没错◆He just said, ‘it’s a fair cop’ and handed the bag to one of the policemen. 他只说了句“我认罪”，就把袋子递给了那儿的一个警察。●make, etc. sth by/with your own fair ˈhand (humorous) make, etc. sth yourself自己动手做◆I made this birthday card for you with my own fair hand. 我亲手为你做了这张生日贺卡。●play ˈfair/ˈstraight (with sb)act honestly and fairly办事公正合理；行为光明正大◆I don’t think it’s playing fair to blame her for other people’s mistakes. 我觉得因为别人的错误批评她不公平。