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.
  1. 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。

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.
  1. Politicians were always considered fair game by cartoonists.
     政客们通常是漫画家所讽刺的对象。

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
  1. he fell prey to muggers
  2. everyone was fair game
  3. the target of a manhunt
  Synonym:preyquarrytarget

双语例句

• Its fair game, no one can say it's not.
  这是场公平竞争，没人能说这不公平。
• As soon as Susan was divorced, all the young men-about-town looked on her as fair game.
  苏珊刚一离婚，所有的纨绔少年都把她当作自由猎取的对象了。
• 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。
• 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。
• What gains are there today? Will you design a fair game?
  今天有什么收获？你会设计一个公平的游戏吗？
• Then I'm gonna find yours to be fair game.
  我对你也是有话可说的。
• 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。
• I think we didn't deserve to lose the game but it was a fair game with a good referee.
  我认为我们不应该输掉比赛但这是在一个优秀裁判下的一场公平比赛。
• It's on the street. it's fair game.
  这是在街上，这很公平。
• Time invested should count for nothing in a fair game.
  在公平的游戏里，时间的投资不应该得到回报。