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

• Dogs, however, are apparently fair game.
  但是对于狗，显然就是公平竞争了。
• 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。
• It was a fair game.
  那是场公平的比赛。
• The media see politicians as fair game.
  媒体把政治家们看作该受批评的对象。
• 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。
• 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。
• The 90 days after that, however, are fair game.
  然而，这之后的90天就说不准了。
• 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。
• With his fat, round face, the mayor was fair game for the cartoonists.
  市长因长有一张肥胖的圆脸成了漫画家描绘、夸张的对象。
• 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。