affair
UK [ə'feər] US [-'fer] noun countable
MATTER 事情
IMPROVER
■a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter 事务；事情•She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently.她把自己的财务管理得井井有条、又快又好。 •He's always meddling in (= trying to influence) other people's affairs.他总想插手别人的事情。 •What I do in my spare time is my affair (= only involves me).我在闲暇时间做甚么，这是我自己的事。 IMPROVER
■a matter or situation which 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 criticised.总统对这次事件的处理遭到了抨击。
UK [ə'feər] US [-'fer] noun countable
RELATIONSHIP 男女关系
IMPROVER
■a sexual relationship, especially a secret one （尤指秘密的）性关系；私通；风流韵事•She's having an affair with a married man.她和一个有妇之夫私通。 •The 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。 •an extramarital affair婚外情
UK [ə'feər] US [-'fer] noun countable
EVENT 活动
■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。
UK [ə'feər] US [-'fer] noun countable
THING 东西 old-fashioned
■an object of the type stated （某类的）东西•She wore a long black velvet affair.她身穿一条那种黑色天鹅绒的长裙。 |