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affair affair ★★★★☆/əfe͟ə(r)/1[N-SING	单数名词]事情；事件 If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair .   [the N]The government has mishandled the whole affair...政府对整个事件处理不当。The affair began when customs officials inspected a convoy of 60 tankers...就在海关关员检查一个60艘油轮的船队时，事情发生了。The industry minister described the affair as 'an absolute scandal'.工业部长将此事件形容为“绝对的丑闻”。2[N-SING	单数名词]…事件（指重要或有趣的事件或情况） You can refer to an important or interesting event or situation as 'the ... affair'.   [usu the n-proper N]  [mainly JOURNALISM 主新闻]...the damage caused to the CIA and FBI in the aftermath of the Watergate affair.水门事件发生后给美国中央情报局和联邦调查局造成的不良影响...confidential Bank of England documents relating to the BCCI affair.与国际信贷商业银行事务相关的英格兰银行的机密文件3[N-SING	单数名词]…事（指具有某种特点的事情） You can describe the main quality of an event by saying that it is a particular kind of affair .   [usu supp N]Michael said that his planned 10-day visit would be a purely private affair...迈克尔说他所计划的10天访问纯属个人私事。Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the Prime Minister this morning.今天的早餐会让首相感觉全然无味。4[N-SING	单数名词]（不寻常的或具有某种特点的）东西 You can describe an object as a particular kind of affair when you want to draw attention to a particular feature, or indicate that it is unusual.   [supp N]All their beds were distinctive； Mac's was an iron affair with brass knobs...他们的床都各具特色；马克的床是张带球形黄铜柱头的铁家伙。He tried dividing it into two bundles, tying them to his walking stick, and slinging the whole affair across his back.他试着将它分成两包绑在他的拐棍上，然后把所有东西都挂在后背上。5[N-COUNT	可数名词]See also:love affair；风流韵事；私通 If two people who are not married to each other have an affair, they have a sexual relationship. She was having an affair with someone at work.她跟某一同事有染。6[N-PLURAL	复数名词]See also:current affairs；state of affairs；（关于某个主题所有的）事务 You can use affairs to refer to all the important facts or activities that are connected with a particular subject.   [usu supp N]He does not want to interfere in the internal affairs of another country...他不想干涉别国内政。With more details, here's our foreign affairs correspondent.详细情况，请听我们外交事务记者的报道。7[N-PLURAL	复数名词]私事；个人事务 Your affairs are all the matters connected with your life which you consider to be private and normally deal with yourself.   [usu poss N]He was rational and consistent in the conduct of his affairs...他处理私事时头脑清楚，始终如一。The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order.家父的猝然离世留下了尚未完全安排妥当的身后事。8[N-SING	单数名词]（不容别人干涉的）事务 If you say that a decision or situation is someone's affair, you mean that it is their responsibility, and other people should not interfere.   [poss N]If you wish to make a fool of yourself, that is your affair...如果你想让自己出丑，那是你自己的事。If they want to stay and fight, then I guess that's their affair.如果他们想留下来打架，我想那是他们自己的事。 affairaf‧fair /əˈfeə $ əˈfer/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable]  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1public/political activities affairs [plural] a)public or political events and activities:  Are you interested in world affairs? the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Women had little role in public affairs. b)things connected with your personal life, your financial situation etc:  I am not prepared to discuss my financial affairs with the press. → state of affairsat state1(8)2event a)an event or set of related events, especially one that is impressive or shocking:  the Watergate affair The whole affair was a disaster. b)used when describing an event:  The party was a very grand affair.► see thesaurus at event3relationship a secret sexual relationship between two people, when at least one of them is married to someone else  SYN  love affairaffair with He had an affair with his boss that lasted six years.4object informal old-fashioned used when describing an object, machine etc:  The computer was one of those little portable affairs.5be somebody’s affair if something is your affair, it only concerns you and you do not want anyone else to get involved in it:  What I do in my free time is my affair.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesworld/international affairs· China is now a major player in world affairs.current affairs (=important events that are happening now)· a 24-hour news and current affairs channelsomebody’s private affairs (=things that are personal and not for other people to know about)· He never discussed his private affairs in public.somebody’s financial affairs· They offer advice on managing your financial affairs.somebody’s business affairs· After dad retired, I managed his estate and business affairs.economic affairs· He was appointed Minister of State with responsibility for economic affairs.political affairs· The military promised to stay out of political affairs.military affairs· the president’s advisor on military affairsreligious affairs· She wanted to be more involved in the church and religious affairs.foreign/external affairs (=events in other countries)· the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairsdomestic/internal affairs (also home affairs British English) (=events inside a country)· the Minister of Home Affairs· He said that the US should not try to interfere in his country's domestic affairs.public affairs (=events that affect the people of a country)· He was active in public affairs in his region.phrasesaffairs of state (=the business of the government)· The church played no role in the affairs of state.put your affairs in order (=organize them before you go somewhere or die)· I have cancer so I know I’ve got to put my affairs in order.

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         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                /             affair[əˈfeə(r)]CET4CET6TEM4考研n13682970961643515563666837711NOUN2279585042Spoken:114842823affairs[16416]事情(45%)，事件(36%)，事务(13%)，私通(6%)n.事情；事务；私事；（尤指关系不长久的）风流韵事

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Collins	affair ★★★★☆ /əfe͟ə(r)/ 1 [N-SING 单数名词]事情；事件 If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair . [the N] The government has mishandled the whole affair... 政府对整个事件处理不当。 The affair began when customs officials inspected a convoy of 60 tankers... 就在海关关员检查一个60艘油轮的船队时，事情发生了。 The industry minister described the affair as 'an absolute scandal'. 工业部长将此事件形容为“绝对的丑闻”。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]…事件（指重要或有趣的事件或情况） You can refer to an important or interesting event or situation as 'the ... affair'. [usu the n-proper N] [mainly JOURNALISM 主新闻] ...the damage caused to the CIA and FBI in the aftermath of the Watergate affair. 水门事件发生后给美国中央情报局和联邦调查局造成的不良影响 ...confidential Bank of England documents relating to the BCCI affair. 与国际信贷商业银行事务相关的英格兰银行的机密文件 3 [N-SING 单数名词]…事（指具有某种特点的事情） You can describe the main quality of an event by saying that it is a particular kind of affair . [usu supp N] Michael said that his planned 10-day visit would be a purely private affair... 迈克尔说他所计划的10天访问纯属个人私事。 Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the Prime Minister this morning. 今天的早餐会让首相感觉全然无味。 4 [N-SING 单数名词]（不寻常的或具有某种特点的）东西 You can describe an object as a particular kind of affair when you want to draw attention to a particular feature, or indicate that it is unusual. [supp N] All their beds were distinctive； Mac's was an iron affair with brass knobs... 他们的床都各具特色；马克的床是张带球形黄铜柱头的铁家伙。 He tried dividing it into two bundles, tying them to his walking stick, and slinging the whole affair across his back. 他试着将它分成两包绑在他的拐棍上，然后把所有东西都挂在后背上。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:love affair ；风流韵事；私通 If two people who are not married to each other have an affair, they have a sexual relationship. She was having an affair with someone at work. 她跟某一同事有染。 6 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]See also:current affairs ；state of affairs ；（关于某个主题所有的）事务 You can use affairs to refer to all the important facts or activities that are connected with a particular subject. [usu supp N] He does not want to interfere in the internal affairs of another country... 他不想干涉别国内政。 With more details, here's our foreign affairs correspondent. 详细情况，请听我们外交事务记者的报道。 7 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]私事；个人事务 Your affairs are all the matters connected with your life which you consider to be private and normally deal with yourself. [usu poss N] He was rational and consistent in the conduct of his affairs... 他处理私事时头脑清楚，始终如一。 The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order. 家父的猝然离世留下了尚未完全安排妥当的身后事。 8 [N-SING 单数名词]（不容别人干涉的）事务 If you say that a decision or situation is someone's affair, you mean that it is their responsibility, and other people should not interfere. [poss N] If you wish to make a fool of yourself, that is your affair... 如果你想让自己出丑，那是你自己的事。 If they want to stay and fight, then I guess that's their affair. 如果他们想留下来打架，我想那是他们自己的事。
Oxford	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 /
LDC	affairaf‧fair /əˈfeə $ əˈfer/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable] Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1public/political activities affairs [plural] a)public or political events and activities: Are you interested in world affairs? the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Women had little role in public affairs. b)things connected with your personal life, your financial situation etc: I am not prepared to discuss my financial affairs with the press. → state of affairs at state1(8) 2event a)an event or set of related events, especially one that is impressive or shocking: the Watergate affair The whole affair was a disaster. b)used when describing an event: The party was a very grand affair.► see thesaurus at event 3relationship a secret sexual relationship between two people, when at least one of them is married to someone else SYN love affairaffair with He had an affair with his boss that lasted six years.4object informal old-fashioned used when describing an object, machine etc: The computer was one of those little portable affairs.5be somebody’s affair if something is your affair, it only concerns you and you do not want anyone else to get involved in it: What I do in my free time is my affair.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesworld/international affairs· China is now a major player in world affairs.current affairs (=important events that are happening now)· a 24-hour news and current affairs channelsomebody’s private affairs (=things that are personal and not for other people to know about)· He never discussed his private affairs in public.somebody’s financial affairs· They offer advice on managing your financial affairs.somebody’s business affairs· After dad retired, I managed his estate and business affairs.economic affairs· He was appointed Minister of State with responsibility for economic affairs.political affairs· The military promised to stay out of political affairs.military affairs· the president’s advisor on military affairsreligious affairs· She wanted to be more involved in the church and religious affairs.foreign/external affairs (=events in other countries)· the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairsdomestic/internal affairs (also home affairs British English) (=events inside a country)· the Minister of Home Affairs· He said that the US should not try to interfere in his country's domestic affairs.public affairs (=events that affect the people of a country)· He was active in public affairs in his region.phrasesaffairs of state (=the business of the government)· The church played no role in the affairs of state.put your affairs in order (=organize them before you go somewhere or die)· I have cancer so I know I’ve got to put my affairs in order.
WDF	affair [əˈfeə(r)] CET4CET6TEM4考研 n1368 29709 6164 3515 5636 6683 7711 NOUN2279 585042 Spoken: 114842823 affairs[16416] 事情(45%)，事件(36%)，事务(13%)，私通(6%) n.事情；事务；私事；（尤指关系不长久的）风流韵事

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