| 词汇 | affair |
| 释义 | affair noun[ C ] uk /əˈfeər/ us /əˈfer/ affairnoun[C] (MATTER)B2 a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered: 事情，事件 foreign affairsAs a leader, he's been criticized for his inexperience in foreign affairs.作为领袖，他因不熟悉外交事务而受到批评。 interfere in someone's affairsHe's always interfering in (= trying to influence) other people's affairs. financial affairs She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently.她把自己的财务处理得井井有条、又快又好。 What I do in my spare time is my affair (= only involves me).我在业余时间做什么，这是我自己的事。 B2 a matter or situation that causes strong public feeling, usually of moral disapproval: （通常指在道德上被谴责的）事件 The arms-dealing affair has severely damaged the reputation of the government.武器交易事件严重损害了政府的声誉。 The president's handling of the affair has been criticized.总统对这一事件的处理遭到了抨击。 The whole affair does not reflect well on the government.整个事件不会给政府带来什么好的影响。 He put his affairs in order before he went into hospital. I've never been very money-minded - I leave all my business affairs to my financial adviser.我从来没有经济头脑——我把所有的商业事务都交给我的财务顾问打理。 The director has come in for a lot of criticism over his handling of the affair.在对这件事的处理上，主任遭到了大量的批评。 Topics & areas of interest angle backyard bailiwick centrism con convention current issue front issue kingdom leitmotiv province score specialism subject talk talking point thematically themed topically You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Situations and circumstances affairnoun[C] (RELATIONSHIP)B2 a sexual relationship, especially a secret one: （尤指秘密的）性关系；私通；风流韵事 extramarital affair She discovered that her husband was having an extramarital affair. have an affair She's having an affair with a married man.她和一个有妇之夫私通。 love affairThe book doesn't make any mention of his love affairs.这本书没有提及他的种种风流韵事。 She discovered (that) her husband was having an affair.她发现丈夫有外遇。 They have been rather indiscreet about their affair.他们对他俩私通一事并不避人耳目。 It's an open secret around the office that they're having an affair.在办公室，他们的绯闻是公开的秘密。 Their love affair began against a backdrop of war.他们的爱情故事开始于战争年代。 She hired a private detective to find out if her husband was having an affair.她雇了一名私人侦探，调查她丈夫是不是有外遇。 Relationships: infidelity adulterer adulterous adultery bigamous bigamously cuckold extramarital extramarital affair faithless faithlessly inconstancy infidelity mess around with something on the sideidiom play around roam two-timer unfaithful unfaithfulness wander affairnoun[C] (EVENT)an event: 活动，经历 The party turned out to be a quiet affair.结果聚会办得冷冷清清。 Events and occurrences -athon backstory be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageantidiom benefit binge car wash curve date night edition epiphenomenon episode goings-on occasion occurrence proceedings reoccurrence saga shoe spree thing affairnoun[C] (THING)old-fashioned an object of the type stated: （某类的）东西 She wore a long black velvet affair.她身穿一件那种黑色天鹅绒的长裙。 Objects - general words Americana artefact baby blank column conversation piece doodah entity ephemera extrusion forensics nick-nack non-abstract object phenomenon piece shape snow globe such and such wisp affair | American Dictionaryaffair noun[ C ] us/əˈfeər/ affairnoun[C] (SITUATION)a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter: The meeting was addressed by an expert in South American affairs. What I do in my spare time is my own affair (= a private matter). affairnoun[C] (RELATIONSHIP)a sexual relationship, esp. a secret one affairnoun[C] (EVENT)an event: Their wedding was a pretty boring affair. |
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