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affair

noun
 
🔊/əˈfeə(r)/
🔊/əˈfer/
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    public/political activities公共／政治活动

  1.  
    affairs
    [plural] events that are of public interest or political importance公共事务；政治事务
    • world/international affairs世界/国际事务
    • an expert on foreign affairs (= political events in other countries)外事专家
    • We are expecting a statement from the home affairs (= political events in your own country) spokesman.我们期待内政发言人发表讲话。
    • internal/external affairs内部/外部事务
    • affairs of state国务
    see also current affairsTopics Politicsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • current
    • public
    • human
    • …
    verb + affairs
    • administer
    • arrange
    • attend to
    • …
    phrases
    • affairs of state
    • a state of affairs
    See full entry
    2.

    event事件

  2.  
     [countable, usually singular] an event that people are talking about or describing in a particular way事件；事情
    • The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly.报章毫无根据地夸大了整个事件。🔊🔊
    • She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair.她希望庆祝活动仅限于家人参加。🔊🔊
    • Many people have criticized the way the government handled the affair.许多人抨击政府处理这件事的方法。
    • The Whitewater affair was the biggest scandal of the decade.白水事件是近十年来最大的丑闻。
    Extra Examples
    • The debate was a pretty disappointing affair.那次辩论使人颇感失望。🔊🔊
    • I ended up disillusioned and bitter about the whole affair.我最终对整件事失去信心，伤心极了。
    • I knew that the wedding would be a grand affair.我知道婚礼会很隆重。
    • He has tried to play down his involvement in the affair.他试图淡化与该事的瓜葛。
    • She saw the whole affair as a great joke.她把整件事看成一个大玩笑。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • whole
    • glittering
    • grand
    • …
    verb + affair
    • deal with
    • handle
    • be involved in
    • …
    phrases
    • somebody’s involvement in the affair
    • wash your hands of the affair
    See full entry
    3.

    relationship关系

  3.  
     [countable] a sexual relationship between two people, usually when one or both of them are already in a relationship with somebody else（尤指已婚男女的）私通，风流韵事
    • She is having an affair with her boss.她跟老板有暧昧关系。🔊🔊
    • an extramarital affair婚外情
    • It's the story of a secret affair between a married teacher and her teenage student.这是一个已婚教师和她一个十几岁的学生私通的故事。
    see also love affair
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    Extra Examples
    • They had a passionate affair for six months.他们有六个月的恋情。
    • Their affair did not develop into a lasting relationship.他们的暧昧关系未能发展成为持久的爱情。🔊🔊
    • an affair with a married man与一已婚男子的私通
    • a torrid love affair狂热的恋情
    • How long has the affair been going on?这种暧昧关系持续多久了？
    Topics Family and relationshipsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • casual
    • clandestine
    • …
    verb + affair
    • carry on
    • conduct
    • have
    • …
    affair + verb
    • go on
    preposition
    • affair between
    • affair with
    See full entry
    4.

    private business私人业务

  4.  
    affairs
    [plural] matters connected with a person’s private business and financial situation私人业务
    • She manages the family's financial affairs.她负责管理家庭的财务事务。
    • I looked after my father's financial affairs.我照管父亲的财务。🔊🔊
    • She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died.她想在去世前把自己的事务安排妥当。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • current
    • public
    • human
    • …
    verb + affairs
    • administer
    • arrange
    • attend to
    • …
    phrases
    • affairs of state
    • a state of affairs
    See full entry
  5. [singular] a thing that somebody is responsible for (and that other people should not be interested in)个人的事 synonym business
    • How I spend my money is my affair.我如何用钱是我自己的事。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The details of your relationship should be a private affair.你们关系的详细情况应该是私事。
    • That's no affair of yours.那不关你的事。
    • It's a family affair.这是家事。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • family
    • somebody’s own
    • personal
    • …
    verb + affair
    • interfere in
    • meddle in
    phrases
    • somebody’s affair
    • no affair of somebody’s
    See full entry
    6.

    object物品

  6. [countable] (with an adjective与形容词连用) (old-fashioned) an object that is unusual or difficult to describe不寻常之物；难描述的东西
    • Her hat was an amazing affair with feathers and a huge brim.她的帽子嵌着羽毛，帽檐很宽，真是件奇物。🔊🔊
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French afaire, from à faire ‘to do’; compare with ado.
Idioms
a state of affairs
  1. a situation事态；情况；形势
    • This state of affairs can no longer be ignored.再不能无视这种情况了。🔊🔊