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单词 unfair
释义
unfair
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈfeər/us
/ʌnˈfer/
B1
nottreatingpeoplein anequalway, or notmorallyright:
不公平的，不公正的；不正当的
an unfairsystem不公平的制度
[+ to infinitive]It's unfair toblameRobert.责备罗伯特是不公平的。
Synonym
unjustdisapproving
Opposites
fair
just
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
unfair
  • unfairThey objected to the state's unfair treatment of dissenters.
  • unjustThey protested unjust laws.
  • biasedThe newspaper gave a very biased report of the meeting.
  • slantedThe report was slanted in favour of the developers.
  • discriminatoryThe company has a zero-tolerance policy toward discriminatory practices.
  • prejudicedIt is well known that the company is prejudiced against older workers and refuses to hire anyone over the age of 50.
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More examples
  • an unfairdistributionofwealth
  • She issuingthecompanyongroundsof unfairdismissal.
  • It's unfair to takeadvantageof other people'smisfortunes.
  • Theinquiryfoundthat they had beensubjectedto unfairtreatment.
  • Theteamschangeendsathalf-timeso that neithersidehas an unfairadvantage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
  • ableism
  • ableist
  • agism
  • agist
  • Anglocentric
  • discriminate
  • discrimination
  • discriminatory
  • elitism
  • elitist
  • one-sided
  • one-sidedness
  • one-way
  • othering
  • the old school tie
  • two-tier
  • unbalance
  • unequal
  • unequally
  • uneven
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Related words

unfairly
unfairness
(Definition ofunfairfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unfair| American Dictionary

unfair
adjective
us
/ʌnˈfeər/
notfair:
Itseemsunfair totaxyou both where youworkand where youlive.

unfairly

adverbus
/ʌnˈfer·li,-ˈfær-/
Thecompanyunfairlydeniedhermedicalbenefits.

unfairness

noun[U]us
/ʌnˈfer·nəs,-ˈfær-/
(Definition ofunfairfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

unfair| Business English

unfair
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈfeər/us
notmorallyright, or nottreatingpeoplein anequalway:
Businessesarguethat thetaxideais unfair because it isbasedonrevenue,ratherthanprofit.
We will notacceptunfairtreatmentofindividualswhether it be because ofrace,sex,ageorreligion.
Critics of thebillthinkthat newserviceproviderswill be givenan unfairadvantageovercablecompanieswithexistingfranchiseagreements.
unfaircompetition/practices/subsidies
be/seem unfair to do sthIt is unfair tojudgeinfrastructureserviceson thebasisofreturnoninvestment.
be/seem unfair thatItseemsunfair that theScottishandIrishfishingindustriesshould behardesthitwhen other EUcountrieshave alsocontributedto the over-fishingproblem.
grossly/really unfair

unfairly

adverb
Somedepartmentsclaimthat they weretreatedunfairly in thereorganization.
(Definition ofunfairfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunfair

unfair
Having random police patrols apprehend only some "unsuccessful" attempting criminals is notunfaireven when such patrols miss other attempting criminals.
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As should now be clear, this wasunfair.
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The latter does not discriminate among all those possible rules that are not grosslyunfair.
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However, it really isunfairto keep asking for more.
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Success and finite failure are generally conditional on fairness; looping may occur with anunfairsearch or computation rule.
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The target should not be employers but "those whose prejudices actually causeunfairemployment practices," by which they meant unions.
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It's somewhat of anunfairquestion, of course, since almost by definition, if you have them, that's what you're working on.
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Yet might these criticisms of the ageing standards that continue to inform our understanding of popular politics during the goldrushes be a littleunfair?
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Firstly, this variability gives some compilers an advantage (but not anunfairadvantage).
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Thus, increasingly, economic integration and environmental harmonization are viewed as necessary complements, especially to stop the threat of plant relocation orunfairforeign competition.
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But howunfairit would be to reduce computer science to these archaic mistakes.
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As ever yone knows, there are often distinctlyunfairbalances of power within a population, including the power to set categories.
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There were many stories of exploitation, mismanagement andunfairtreatment.
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None of this proves it to be somehowunfairif nobody rules at all or if social order is maintained without resorting to governance.
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This emphasis onunfairtrade practices suspended national planning and revitalized the market by discouraging cutthroat competition.
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