Fair
[feə] or [fɛr]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a competitive exhibition of farm products; 'she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair'.
(noun.) gathering of producers to promote business; 'world fair'; 'trade fair'; 'book fair'.
(verb.) join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly.
(adj.) (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; 'a fair complexion'; .
(adj.) free of clouds or rain; 'today will be fair and warm' .
(adj.) (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; 'he hit a fair ball over the third base bag' .
(adj.) free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; 'a fair referee'; 'fair deal'; 'on a fair footing'; 'a fair fight'; 'by fair means or foul' .
(adj.) not excessive or extreme; 'a fairish income'; 'reasonable prices' .
(adj.) attractively feminine; 'the fair sex' .
凯思琳校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(superl.) Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
(superl.) Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
(superl.) Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
(superl.) Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
(superl.) Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.
(superl.) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
(superl.) Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.
(superl.) Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc.
(superl.) Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
(superl.) Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
(adv.) Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
(n.) Fairness, beauty.
(n.) A fair woman; a sweetheart.
(n.) Good fortune; good luck.
(v. t.) To make fair or beautiful.
(v. t.) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
(n.) A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.
(n.) A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair.
(n.) A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
巴贝奇錄入
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Spotless, unspotted, untarnished, unblemished, unstained.[2]. White, light, blonde.[3]. Handsome, comely, beautiful.[4]. Pleasant, clear, cloudless, not cloudy, not overcast.[5]. Favorable, prosperous.[6]. Promising, hopeful.[7]. Open, distinct, plain, unobstructed, unincumbered.[8]. Frank, honest, candid, ingenuous, equitable, just, honorable, upright, impartial, unbiassed.[9]. Reasonable, proper.[10]. Pretty good, more than middling, above mediocrity.
安东尼娅手打
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Open, clear, spotless, unspotted, untarnished, reasonable, unblemished, serene,beautiful, just, honorable, equitable, impartial
ANT:Lowering, dull, foul, disfigured, ugly, unfair, dishonorable, fraudulent
黛朵錄入
解釋/意思:
adj. bright: clear: free from blemish: pure: pleasing to the eye: beautiful: free from a dark hue: of a light shade: free from clouds or rain: favourable: unobstructed: open: prosperous: frank: impartial: just: pleasing: plausible: hopeful: moderate: pretty good.—n. that which is fair: (arch.) a woman.—v.t. to make fair.—v.i. to clear up as the weather from rain.—adv. kindly honestly clearly: straight: (Shak.) favourably.—adjs. Fair′-and-square honest—also used adverbially; Fair′-bod′ing (Shak.) auspicious.—n. Fair′-cop′y the state of a document copied after final correction.—adjs. Fair′-faced with a light complexion: beautiful: specious; Fair′-haired having fair or light-coloured hair; Fair′-hand having a fair appearance; Fair′ish somewhat fair: pretty well pretty drunk.—adv. Fair′ly.—adj. Fair′-mind′ed judging fairly.—ns. Fair′ness; Fair′-play honest dealing: justice.—adjs. Fair′-seem′ing appearing fair; Fair′-spok′en bland and civil in language and address.—ns. Fair′-trade free-trade: a euphemism for smuggling: a mild form of the protective system in which the basis of economic policy is supposed to be reciprocity or free-trade only with such nations as grant similar privileges—also used adverbially; Fair′-way the part of a river roadstead &c. by which vessels enter or leave.—adj. Fair′-weath′er suitable only for fair weather or favourable circumstances.—Be in a fair way to to be likely to succeed in; Keep fair with to keep on amiable terms with; Stand fair with to be in the good graces of.—The fair The fair sex the female sex.
n. a great periodical market for one kind of merchandise or for the general sales and purchases of a district: a collection of miscellaneous goods for sale on behoof of charity at a bazaar &c.—n. Fair′ing a present given at a fair any complimentary gift.—A day after the fair too late; Get one's fairing (Scot.) to get one's deserts.
校對:帕蒂
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of being at a fair, denotes that you will have a pleasant and profitable business and a congenial companion. For a young woman, this dream signifies a jovial and even-tempered man for a life partner.
艾弗里校對
例句/造句/用法:
- Our fair client seemed a little confused. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The fair little face, touched with divine compassion, as it peeped shrinkingly through the grate, was like an angel's in the prison. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Happily Rosamond did not think of committing any desperate act: she plaited her fair hair as beautifully as usual, and kept herself proudly calm. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- That's the Fair, that is. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- In quality and tone it is a fair sample of British political thought in 1919. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all, added little Amy, with an injured sniff. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Lord Steyne, and her son in London, had many a laugh over the story when Rawdon and his wife returned to their quarters in May Fair. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- She is always having stalls at Fancy Fairs for the benefit of these hapless beings. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- We are not yet in the time of fairs and festivals. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- It is evident that there must have been plenty of religious discussion during the pilgrimage fairs at Mecca and the like centres. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Emmy, her children, and the Colonel, coming to London some time back, found themselves suddenly before her at one of these fairs. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Some people consider Fairs immoral altogether, and eschew such, with their servants and families: very likely they are right. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- In the booths of the market fairs at Paris and its suburbs (for example, at the Gingerbread Fair, at the Féte of St. Cloud, etc. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- She's devilish like Miss Cutler that I used to meet at Dumdum, only fairer. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- And will he sell his own fairer and diviner part without any compunction to the most godless and foul? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Do you still think you found somebody fairer? 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Yes, you served me cruelly enough until I thought I had found someone fairer than you. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Nothing can be fairer,' observed Mr. Ben Allen. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- A fairer chance no girl could have had than was given to this poor girl of ours. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The preparations of new carriages and furniture might wait for London and spring, when her own taste could have fairer play. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- That will be the best way of commencing the enquiry, and will probably lead to the fairest conclusion. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- He alleges a visible decrease of the human species which has never been made good in some of the fairest countries of the globe. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Oh, I track the fairest fair Through new haunts of pleasure; Footprints here and echoes there Guide me to my treasure: Lo! 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- And just as women and children think variety charming, so there are many men who will deem this to be the fairest of States. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- And the fairest is also the loveliest? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Neither is the soul variable and diverse; for that which is immortal must be of the fairest and simplest composition. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- She was quite convinced of Mr. Elton's being in the fairest way of falling in love, if not in love already. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
欧文校對