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TOEFL BNC: 941 COCA: 1364

affair

noun
 
/əˈfeə(r)/
/əˈfer/
Idioms
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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.我们期待着内政发言人的声明。
    • 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.他们有一段长达六个月的激情恋情。
    • 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.她管理家庭财务。
    • 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。
TOEFL BNC: 941 COCA: 1364
affair

noun¹

 1event/situation事件；形勢ADJECTIVE | VERB + AFFAIR | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤whole整件事情◇She saw the whole affair as a great joke.她把整件事看成一個大玩笑。➤glittering, grand盛大的活動；隆重的事件◇I knew that the wedding would be a grand affair.我知道婚禮會很隆重。➤intimate, low-key, simple私人的事情；辦得低調的事件；簡單的事件▸➤community, local社區／地方事務▸➤messy:francisb-->, sad, sordid, sorry, squalid (especially BrE) 難以處理的事件；傷心的事件；不齒的勾當；令人難過的事情；卑鄙的勾當◇the newspaper article that exposed this whole sordid affair報紙上披露這起卑鄙勾當的全過程的文章VERB + AFFAIR➤deal with, handle處理事情◇Many people have criticized the way the government handled the affair.許多人抨擊政府處理這件事的方法。➤be involved in牽涉進某個事件中▸➤investigate調查事件PHRASES➤sb's involvement in the affair某人牽涉進事件中◇He has tried to play down his involvement in the affair.他試圖淡化與該事的瓜葛。➤a state of affairs事態；局勢◇How did this state of affairs come about?形勢怎麼會發展到這個地步？➤wash your hands of the affair (= to refuse to be responsible for sth or involved in sth) 拒絕對⋯負責；與⋯擺脫干係
affair

noun²

 2sexual relationship性關係ADJECTIVE | VERB + AFFAIR | AFFAIR + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤brief, casual短暫的曖昧關係；偶然的風流韻事▸➤clandestine, illicit, secret私通；非法的性關係▸➤adulterous, extramarital通姦；婚外情◇He had an extramarital affair with his secretary.他與秘書發生了婚外情。➤passionate, steamy, torrid狂熱的曖昧戀情；狂放的曖昧戀情▸➤scandalous可恥的曖昧關係▸➤unhappy不愉快的風流韻事▸➤love, romantic, sexual風流韻事；浪漫的風流韻事◇a torrid love affair狂熱的風流韻事➤gay, homosexual, lesbian男同性戀戀情；同性戀戀情；女同性戀戀情➤alleged所謂的曖昧關係VERB + AFFAIR➤carry on, conduct, have有曖昧關係；私通；有染◇He's having an affair with a colleague.他與一位同事關係曖昧。➤cover up, deny掩蓋／否認曖昧關係➤expose揭露風流韻事AFFAIR + VERB➤go on曖昧關係持續◇How long has the affair been going on?這種曖昧關係持續多久了？PREPOSITION➤affair between⋯之間的曖昧關係◇It's the story of a secret affair between a married teacher and her teenage student.這是一個已婚教師和她一個十幾歲的學生私通的故事。➤affair with與⋯的私通◇an affair with a married man與一已婚男子的私通
affair

noun³

 3sth that concerns one person/small group（個人或小集體的）事，活動ADJECTIVE | VERB + AFFAIR | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤family, sb's own, personal, private家事；某人自己的事；私事◇It's a family affair.這是家事。VERB + AFFAIR➤interfere in, meddle in干涉／干預⋯的事PHRASES➤sb's affair某人的事情◇What I do at home is my affair.我在家中做什麼是我自己的事。➤no affair of sb's不關某人的事◇That's no affair of yours.那不關你的事。
affair

noun⁴

 4affairs important matters重要事情ADJECTIVE | VERB + AFFAIRS | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤current時事◇a current-affairs magazine一本時事雜誌➤public公共事務▸➤human與人類有關的事務▸➤domestic, home, internal, national國內事務▸➤civic, community, local城市／社區／當地事務▸➤external, foreign, global, international, world對外／外交／全球／國際／世界事務◇the minister for foreign affairs外交部長➤business, financial, legal商務；財務；法律事務▸➤commercial, consumer, cultural, economic, environmental, military, political, religious, social商業／消費者／文化／經濟／環境／軍隊／政治／宗教／社會事務VERB + AFFAIRS➤administer, arrange, attend to, conduct, manage, run管理事務；安排事務；處理事務；執掌事務；主持事務◇I am trying to arrange my father's financial affairs.我正盡力安排父親財務上的事宜。➤get in order, put in order, set in order, settle, wind up把事務安排得井井有條；把事務料理得井井有條；解決事務；結束事務◇She went back home to put her affairs in order before she died.她臨終前回到家中將一切都安排妥當。PHRASES➤affairs of state國事◇The Cabinet will be discussing certain affairs of state.內閣將就某些國事進行討論。➤a state of affairs形勢◇the current state of affairs in schools學校當前的形勢
TOEFL BNC: 941 COCA: 1364
affair noun
⇨ business 1 (That's my affair.) ⇨ event 1 (current affairs) ⇨ relationship 2 (They had a passionate affair.)
TOEFL BNC: 941 COCA: 1364

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