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

• He fell prey to muggers; everyone was fair game.
  他把被牺牲者投给了泽鳄；每个人都是被掠夺对象。
• It's on the street. it's fair game.
  这是在街上，这很公平。
• 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。
• Politicians were always considered fair game by cartoonists.
  政客们通常是漫画家所讽刺的对象。
• The 90 days after that, however, are fair game.
  然而，这之后的90天就说不准了。
• 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。
• In America, however, stuff that is used for commercial purposes is fair game.
  不过在美国可以对用作商业用途的原料下手。
• Anything posted online is fair game.
  网上贴出的任何内容都有可能成为电影业捕捉的对象。
• It also gave tax authorities stiff revenue targets, and made foreign companies fair game.
  它也给税务部门制定了刚性的税收目标，并使外国公司成了诱人的靶子。
• 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。