fair game
英 [ˌfeə ˈɡeɪm]
美 [ˌfer ˈɡeɪm]
n. 可开玩笑(或嘲弄、作弄)的对象
牛津词典
noun
- 可开玩笑(或嘲弄、作弄)的对象
if a person or thing is said to be fair game , it is considered acceptable to play jokes on them, criticize them, etc.- The younger teachers were considered fair game by most of the kids.
多数小孩认为年轻教师是可作弄的对象。
- The younger teachers were considered fair game by most of the kids.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 可攻击的目标;可批评的对象
If you say that someone isfair game, you mean that it is acceptable to criticize or attack them, usually because of the way that they behave.- Politicians were always considered fair game by cartoonists.
政客们通常是漫画家所讽刺的对象。
- Politicians were always considered fair game by cartoonists.
英英释义
noun
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
- he fell prey to muggers
- everyone was fair game
- the target of a manhunt
双语例句
- By the afternoon it was fair game.
但到当日下午,奥巴马的做法又变成公平游戏了。 - So every cable, every email you write is now fair game.
所以你们的每一份电报、每一份邮件都应当成为公正的游戏。 - Dogs, however, are apparently fair game.
但是对于狗,显然就是公平竞争了。 - In this view, exploiting a structural weakness in the MTS market was fair game.
该观点认为,利用mts市场的结构缺陷是场公平游戏。 - That makes me fair game.
让我成了可攻击的对象。 - Though protected by law within the park, they are fair game outside.
虽然在公园内有法律保护,但是在公园外面,几率是平等的。 - However, it is a fallacy to consider every and any experiment fair game.
然而,认为所有实验都可以开展的想法是错误的。 - With this in mind a developer may want to let any character be fair game for a password.
由于这种想法,开发人员可能允许输入任何字符作为密码。 - Corporate governance experts say that delving into executive backgrounds personal and otherwise is fair game.
公司治理专家称,探究高管个人或其它方面的背景合情合理。 - The media see politicians as fair game.
媒体把政治家们看作该受批评的对象。