affair 英 [əˈfeə(r)]   美 [əˈfer]

affair

affair  英 [əˈfeə(r)] 美 [əˈfer]

n. 事情;事务;(尤指关系不长久的)风流韵事 

名词复数:affairs 

business affairs 商业事务
an expert on foreign affairs  外事专家

  • If your grandfather was so startled by people shouting "Surprise!" at his birthday party that he had a mild heart attack, you'd probably want to just forget the whole affair. An affair is a specific event.
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  • n. 事情;事务;(尤指关系不长久的)风流韵事
  • 1. business affairs

    商业事务

  • 2. an expert on foreign affairs

    外事专家

  • 3. affairs of state

    国务

  • 4. She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair.

    她希望庆祝活动简简单单的,仅限于家人参加。

  • 5. She is having an affair with her boss.

    她跟老板有暧昧关系。

  • 6. I looked after my father's financial affairs.

    我照管父亲的财务。

  • 7. How I spend my money is my affair.

    我如何用钱是我自己的事。

  • affair (n.) c. 1300, "what one has to do, ordinary business," from Anglo-French afere, Old French afaire "business, event; rank, estate" (12c., Modern French affaire), from the infinitive phrase à faire "to do," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + facere "to do, make" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put").
af·fair / əˈfeə(r) ; NAmE əˈfer / noun 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/business affairs 世界╱国际╱商业事务 an expert on foreign affairs (= political events in other countries) 外事专家 affairs of state 国务 see also current affairs 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。 The debate was a pretty disappointing affair. 那次辩论使人颇感失望。 She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair. 她希望庆祝活动简简单单的,仅限于家人参加。 relationship 关系 3 [countable ] a sexual relationship between two people, usually when one or both of them are married to sb else (尤指已婚男女的)私通,风流韵事 She is having an affairwith her boss. 她跟老板有暧昧关系。 see also love affair1 () private business 私人业务 4 affairs [plural ] matters connected with a person's private business and financial situation 私人业务 I looked after my father's financial affairs. 我照管父亲的财务。 She wanted to put her affairs in orderbefore she died. 她想在去世前把自己的事务安排妥当。 5 [singular ] a thing that sb is responsible for (and that other people should not be concerned with) 个人的事 SYN business How I spend my money is my affair. 我如何用钱是我自己的事。 object 物品 6 [countable ] ( old-fashioned) ( with an adjective 与形容词连用 ) 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。 IDIOMsee state n. affair affairs af·fair / əˈfeə(r) ; NAmE əˈfer /
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