你知道吗?单词 “fair” 在搭配 “a fair deal”、“a fair chance”、“fair hair” 和 “a fair understanding” 中,意思是完全不同的。
用法总结
1. 形容词 “fair” 可以表示 “合理的,公平的,公正的”。
- I sold my car for £2000 – it was a fair deal.
- What? That's not fair.
- £1.75 for a cup of coffee seems a fair price to me.
2. 固定搭配 “a fair chance” 表示某事 “非常有可能” 发生。
- It looks like there's a fair chance it will rain tonight.
- There is a fair chance he'll leave the company.
3. 形容词 “fair” 在形容人的头发或肤色时,有 “颜色很浅” 的意思。
- My sister has fair hair and fair skin.
- My son's hair was fair when he was a baby.
4. 形容词 “fair” 还可以表示 “不好不坏的,还可以的”。
- I have a fair understanding of Spanish, but I'm not fluent.
- I would say this film is fair, but not excellent.