affair
noun [ C ] uk/əˈfeər/ us/əˈfer/
(MATTER)
B2 事务;事情
a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered
She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently. 她把自己的财务处理得井井有条、又快又好。
He's always meddling in (= trying to influence) other people's affairs. 他总想插手别人的事情。
What I do in my spare time is my affair (= only involves me). 我在业余时间做什么，这是我自己的事。
B2 （通常指在道德上被谴责的）事件
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. 武器交易事件严重损害了政府的声誉。
The president's handling of the affair has been criticized. 总统对这一事件的处理遭到了抨击。
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- 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.
(RELATIONSHIP)
B2 （尤指秘密的）性关系；私通；风流韵事
a sexual relationship, especially a secret one
She's having an affair with a married man. 她和一个有妇之夫私通。
The book doesn't make any mention of his love affairs. 这本书没有提及他的种种风流韵事。
an extramarital affair 婚外恋
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- 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.
(EVENT)
活动，经历
an event
The party turned out to be a quiet affair. 结果聚会办得冷冷清清。
(THING)
old-fashioned（某类的）东西
an object of the type stated
She wore a long black velvet affair. 她身穿一件那种黑色天鹅绒的长裙。