affair
noun /əˈfeə(r)/
/əˈfer/
Idioms - 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
- public
- human
- …
- administer
- arrange
- attend to
- …
- affairs of state
- a state of affairs
- world/international affairs
- [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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- whole
- glittering
- grand
- …
- deal with
- handle
- be involved in
- …
- somebody’s involvement in the affair
- wash your hands of the affair
- The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly.
- [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。
Wordfinder- affair
- date
- go out with somebody
- jealous
- love
- marriage
- partner
- passionate
- relationship
- romantic
Topics Family and relationshipsb2- 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？
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- casual
- clandestine
- …
- carry on
- conduct
- have
- …
- go on
- affair between
- affair with
- She is having an affair with her boss.
- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
- public
- human
- …
- administer
- arrange
- attend to
- …
- affairs of state
- a state of affairs
- She manages the family's financial affairs.
- [singular] a thing that somebody is responsible for (and that other people should not be interested in)
个人的事 - How I spend my money is my affair.
我如何用钱是我自己的事。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- family
- somebody’s own
- personal
- …
- interfere in
- meddle in
- somebody’s affair
- no affair of somebody’s
- How I spend my money is my affair.
- [countable] (with an adjective
与形容词连用 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。
- Her hat was an amazing affair with feathers and a huge brim.
public/political activities公共／政治活动
event事件
relationship关系
private business私人业务
object物品
词源Middle English: from Old French afaire, from à faire ‘to do’; compare with ado.
Idioms
a state of affairs
- 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。
- This state of affairs can no longer be ignored.