Word · Frequency #1150
fair
使平滑；使平整
To make a surface smooth or even, especially where parts join.
- 1.
To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
使表面光滑或平整(尤指表面上的连接处或接缝)。
- 2.
To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
使完全对齐(尤指连接结构件时的铆钉孔)。
- 3.
To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
使动画平滑,消除任何卡顿。
- 4.
To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
以产生平滑轮廓或减少空气阻力或水阻力为目的进行构造或设计。
- 5.
To become fair (favorable, not stormy).
变得晴朗(有利的,非风暴的)。
使对齐；校准；使（动画）流畅；使成流线型；设计成流线型；（天气）转晴；使表面光滑或平整(尤指表面上的连接处或接缝)。
In use
After the storm, the sky began to fair.
The weather forecast says it will fair by afternoon.
As the clouds parted, the day faired beautifully.
Verb forms
base fair · third person fairs · -ing fairing · past faired · past participle faired
动词：天气转晴或使表面平滑
Connections
Collocations
- fair the surface
- 把表面打磨平滑
- The carpenter faired the surface with a plane.木匠用刨子把表面刨平。
- fair the hull
- 把船体打磨光顺
- The shipwrights faired the hull before applying the finish.造船工人在上面漆前将船体打磨光顺。
- fair the rivet holes
- 校准铆钉孔
- The assemblers faired the rivet holes so the bolts would line up.装配工校准了铆钉孔，以便螺栓对齐。
- fair the animation curves
- 使动画曲线平滑
- You can fair the animation curves to remove jerky motion.你可以使动画曲线平滑，以消除卡顿。
- fair up
- （天气）转晴
- It was cloudy, but now the weather is fairing up.刚才还是阴天，现在天气在转晴。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
动词 fair 与形容词 fair 同形，都可联想“弄平、对齐”，读音都是 /fɛr/。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：marine and structural engineering、animation production、aerodynamic and hydrodynamic design 该动词义项通常用于较正式的技术或专业语境，比如造船、机械加工、动画制作或空气动力学设计；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用于天气，意为‘转晴’
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都和 fair /fɛr/ 押韵，并含有相同的拼写部分 'air'，读作 /ɛr/。注意：bear、wear 虽拼作 'ear'，但这里也读 /bɛr, wɛr/；而 hear /hɪr/、near /nɪr/ 中的 'ear' 读 /ɪr/，不与之押韵。fairy /ˈfɛri/ 和 fairly /ˈfɛrli/ 也含 fair，但不是单音节押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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