play fair (with sb)
常用固定搭配,表示按规则、不耍手段地对待别人。
The referee made sure both sides played fair.
裁判确保双方都公平比赛。
清楚地;坦诚地;令人愉快地
fairest — superlative of fair
清楚地、公开地、坦率地、有礼貌地、诚实地、有利地、吉祥地、令人愉快地。;公平地;正面地;有教养地
clearly, openly, or honestly; in a favorable or pleasant way
清楚地、公开地、坦率地、有礼貌地、诚实地、有利地、吉祥地、令人愉快地。
Clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably.
The coach reminded the players to play fair, no matter how intense the game got.
教练提醒球员们要公平比赛,无论比赛多么激烈。
用法提示:fair 作副词修饰 play,表示“公平、诚实”地比赛。
He won the competition fair and square, without cheating.
他光明正大地赢得了比赛,没有作弊。
用法提示:fair 作副词与 and square 一起修饰 won,表示“光明正大、诚实”地获胜。
She always treats her employees fair, paying them on time and listening to their concerns.
她总是公平对待员工,按时付薪并倾听他们的顾虑。
用法提示:fair 作副词修饰 treats,表示“公正、礼貌”地对待他人。
常用固定搭配,表示按规则、不耍手段地对待别人。
The referee made sure both sides played fair.
裁判确保双方都公平比赛。
较正式的书面说法,意思是“看来很有可能、大有希望”。
With such strong support, she bids fair to win the election.
有了如此强有力的支持,她很有希望赢得选举。
固定并列短语,在句中作状语,强调公正、没有欺骗。
She won the race fair and square.
她光明正大地赢得了比赛。
grammar · medium
易错句子The soup is fair hot.
正确表达The soup is fairly hot.
表示“相当、还算”这一程度时,标准英语用副词 fairly(如 fairly hot“相当热”、fairly good“还不错”)。fair 作副词时意思是“公平地、按规则地”(如 play fair“按规则比赛”),并不表示程度,所以不能受汉语“挺……的”影响,用它来修饰形容词。
grammar · medium
易错句子You should play fair to your classmates.
正确表达You should play fair with your classmates.
固定短语 play fair 用 with 引出对象:play fair with sb(对某人公平竞争、公平待人)。介词 to 只用于形容词结构 be fair to sb(对某人公平),不能跟在 play fair 后面;汉语“对某人”容易让人误选 to。
公平行事;按规矩来
You have to play fair with your classmates.
你必须公平对待同学。
正大光明地;公正地
She won the race fair and square.
她正大光明地赢得了比赛。
很有可能
The plan bids fair to succeed.
这个计划很有可能成功。
按规则较量;光明正大地比赛
He always fights fair, even when he is losing.
即使落后,他也总是光明正大地比赛。
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