单词 | affair |
释义 | affairnoun af·fair ə-ˈfer 1 a affairs plural : commercial, professional, public, or personal business handles the company's public affairs an expert in foreign affairs b : matter, concern How I choose to live is my affair, not yours. 2 : a procedure, action, or occasion only vaguely specified also : an object or collection of objects only vaguely specified Their house was a 2-story affair. 3 or less commonly affaire a : a romantic or passionate attachment typically of limited duration : liaison sense 2b had an affair with a coworker b : a matter occasioning public anxiety, controversy, or scandal : case the Watergate affair of the early 1970s affair noun1 as in romance also affaire a brief romantic relationship an affair between two singles spending the summer at the same beach resort Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in event a social gathering the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair Synonyms & Similar Words
3 as in production something produced by physical or intellectual effort the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair, a giant eagle's head with equally huge wings Synonyms & Similar Words
4 as in incident something that happens the whole affair from start to finish took a total of 15 minutes Synonyms & Similar Words
5 as in matter something to be dealt with it's none of your affair whom I'm going out with tonight Synonyms & Similar Words
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