| 单词 | affair |
| 释义 | affair —affair /əˈfeər/ aep /-ˈfer/ noun [C] (EVENT) ► F0 an event: » The party turned out to be a quiet affair.Thesaurus+: ↑Events and occurrences , ↑Accidents and disastersnoun [C] (MATTER) B2 a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered: » She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently.» He's always meddling in (= trying to influence) other people's affairs.» What I do in my spare time is my affair (= only involves me).Thesaurus+: ↑Topics and areas of interestThesaurus+: ↑Situations and circumstancesB2 a matter or situation that causes strong public feeling, usually of moral disapproval: » The arms-dealing affair has severely damaged the reputation of the government.» The president's handling of the affair has been criticized.Thesaurus+: ↑Situations and circumstances• • • Extra Examples:» The whole affair does not reflect well on the government.» As a leader, he's been criticized for his inexperience in foreign affairs.» He put his affairs in order before he went into hospital.» I've never been very money-minded - I leave all my business affairs to my financial adviser.» The director has come in for a lot of criticism over his handling of the affair.noun [C] (RELATIONSHIP) ► B2 a sexual relationship, especially a secret one: » She's having an affair with a married man.» The book doesn't make any mention of his love affairs.» an extramarital affairThesaurus+: ↑Infidelity in relationships• • • Extra Examples:» She discovered (that) her husband was having an affair.» They have been rather indiscreet about their affair.» It's an open secret around the office that they're having an affair.» Their love affair began against a backdrop of war.» She hired a private detective to find out if her husband was having an affair.noun [C] OLD-FASHIONED (THING) ► F0 an object of the type stated: » She wore a long black velvet affair.Thesaurus+: ↑Objects - general words |
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