| 单词 | affair |
| 释义 | affairaffair /əˈfɛr/ ●●○ W2 noun [countable] 1affairs [plural] a)public or political events and activities: international/world affairs People know surprisingly little about world affairs.internal/domestic affairs (=political events and activities within a particular country) They were accused of interfering in China’s internal affairs. She showed a strong interest in news and current affairs (=important public or political events that are happening now). Gedda has reported on foreign affairs (=political events in other countries) since 1968. b)things relating to your personal life, your financial situation, etc.: She has always managed the family’s financial affairs.somebody’s private/personal affairs I’d rather not discuss my personal affairs at work.get/set/put your affairs in order (=organize your affairs and deal with any problems) He’s spending more time with his family and trying to get his affairs in order. → a state of affairs at state1 (6)2EVENT a)an event or set of related events that people remember or are likely to remember, especially because it is impressive or shocking: the Watergate affair The reunion became an annual affair. b)used when describing a particular type of 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: Her husband had an affair with her best friend. → see also love affair4THING old-fashioned informal used when describing a particular type of object, machine, etc.: The computer was one of those little hand-held 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 and nobody else’s.[Origin: 1100–1200 Old French afaire, from à faire to do] |
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