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The flashcard defines "unfair" as an adjective meaning not right or fair, or not treating people equally. It provides examples of unfair actions, situations, and competition, and also introduces the related adverb "unfairly" and noun "unfairness."

The flashcard defines "unfair" as an adjective meaning not right or fair, or not treating people equally. It provides examples of unfair actions, situations, and competition, and also introduces the related adverb "unfairly" and noun "unfairness."

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](行动或情形)不公正的,不公平的 An unfair action or situation is not right or fair.
  [oft it v-link ADJ that/to-inf]
  • She was awarded £5,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal...

    她获判5,000英镑,作为遭到无理解雇的补偿。

  • America decided that imported steel had an unfair advantage over steel made at home...

    美国认定进口钢铁相对于国产钢铁具有不公平的优势。

  • It was unfair that he should suffer so much...

    他受这么多苦,太冤枉了。

  • The union said it was unfair to ask workers to adopt a policy of wage restraint.

    工会称要工人接受工资限制政策是不合理的。

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  • An industrial tribunal has no jurisdiction to decide whether an employee was fairly or unfairly dismissed...

    劳资仲裁法庭无权判定解雇是否正当。

  • He unfairly blamed Frances for the failure.

    他把失败归咎于弗朗西丝,这不公平。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](制度或情形)不公平的,不平等的 An unfair system or situation does not give equal treatment or equal opportunities to everyone involved.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • The American plane makers continue to accuse Airbus of unfair competition...

    美国飞机制造商继续指控空中客车公司不正当竞争。

  • Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials.

    有些人被冤判长期徒刑。

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  • What about the unfairness of life? Why do bad things happen to good people?

    那怎么解释人生的不公呢?为什么坏事会降临在好人头上?


Oxford un·fair / ˌʌnˈfeə(r) ; NAmE ˌʌnˈfer / adjective not right or fair according to a set of rules or principles; not treating people equally 不公正的;不公平的;待人不平等的 SYN
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unfair criticism 不公正的批评 unfair(on/to sb) It seems unfair on him to make him pay for everything. 让他承担一切费用似乎对他不公平。 It would be unfairnot to let you have a choice. 不让你有所选择是不公平的。 They had been given an unfair advantage. 他们得到了不公正的好处。 unfair dismissal (= a situation in which sb is illegally dismissed from their job) 不公平解雇 measures to prevent unfair competition between member countries 防止成员国之间不公平竞争的措施 Life seems so unfair sometimes. 人生有时似乎非常不公平。 It's so unfair! 这太不公平了! OPP
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un·fair·ly / ; NAmE / adverb She claims to have been unfairly dismissed. 她声言遭到无理解雇。 The tests discriminate unfairly against older people. 这些测验使年纪较大的人受到歧视。 un·fair·ness / ; NAmE / noun [uncountable ]
un·fair / ˌʌnˈfeə(r) ; NAmE ˌʌnˈfer / un·fair·ly / ; NAmE / un·fair·ness / ; NAmE /
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unfairun‧fair /ˌʌnˈfeə◂ $ -ˈfer◂/ ●●● S3 adjective
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not right or fair, especially because not everyone has an equal opportunity SYN  unjust:  an unfair advantage laws aimed at preventing unfair competition Many employers have recognized that age discrimination is unfair. She won £20,000 for unfair dismissal (=being illegally made to leave your job).unfairly adverb:  Mrs Taylor believes her son has been unfairly treated. The tribunal decided that Mr Matthews had been unfairly dismissed.unfairness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSadverbsvery/most unfair· We live in a very unfair world.totally unfair· It’s totally unfair to blame one player when the team doesn’t play well.extremely/grossly unfair· The system was extremely unfair.a little/slightly unfair (also a bit unfair British English spoken)· You’re being slightly unfair on him.blatantly/manifestly/demonstrably unfair (=clearly unfair)· The newspaper called the judge’s ruling ‘blatantly unfair.’THESAURUSunfair/not fair not right or fair, especially because not everyone has an equal opportunity: · The present welfare system is grossly unfair.· It’s not fair that people are paying different prices for the same tickets.unjust not fair or right according to the principles of a particular society: · He believed it was an illegal and unjust war.· unjust lawsunequal unfair because people are treated in different ways or because some people have more power than others: · We live in a deeply unequal society.· the unequal distribution of global resourcesinequitable formal unfair because people are treated in different ways, or because some people have more power than others: · inequitable tax laws· The system is inequitable, because it makes it possible for rich people to buy a place at university.biased unfairly against or in favour of a particular group: · biased reporting· There were claims that prison bosses were racially biased.· The policy was biased against women.· The trade laws are biased in favour of rich countries.treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, age etcprejudiced treating someone unfairly and having an unreasonable dislike of them because of their race, sex etc, or because they are old, disabled etc: · The media had very prejudiced attitudes towards disabled people.· I don’t want to sound prejudiced, but I do think women are better at this type of job.racist treating someone unfairly because of their race: · racist remarks· Children pick up racist attitudes from their parents.sexist treating someone unfairly because of their sex: · He had made sexist comments to several women in the office.· The show was about two female inspectors who had trouble with their sexist bosses.ageist treating someone unfairly because of their age – used especially when old people are unfairly treated: · Ageist attitudes result in older people being discriminated against in the workplace.homophobic treating someone unfairly because they are homosexual: · Many of his songs are homophobic.
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