affair

noun

公共 / 政治活动 public/political activities

1. 公共事务；政治事务
   events that are of public interest or political importance
   1. world/international/business affairs
      世界 / 国际 / 商业事务
   2. an expert on foreign affairs (= political events in other countries)
      外事专家
   3. affairs of state
      国务

事件 event

2. 事件；事情
   an event that people are talking about or describing in a particular way
   1. The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly.
      报章毫无根据地夸大了整个事件。
   2. The debate was a pretty disappointing affair.
      那次辩论使人颇感失望。
   3. She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair .
      她希望庆祝活动仅限于家人参加。

关系 relationship

3. （尤指已婚男女的）私通，风流韵事
   a sexual relationship between two people, usually when one or both of them is married to sb else
   1. She is having an affair with her boss.
      她跟老板有暧昧关系。

私人业务 private business

4. 私人业务
   matters connected with a person's private business and financial situation
   1. I looked after my father's financial affairs.
      我照管父亲的财务。
   2. 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。
5. 个人的事
   a thing that sb is responsible for (and that other people should not be concerned with)
   1. How I spend my money is my affair.
      我如何用钱是我自己的事。

物品 object

6. 不寻常之物；难描述的东西
   an object that is unusual or difficult to describe
   1. 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。

1. N-SING 事情；事件
   If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair .
   1. The government has mishandled the whole affair...
      政府对整个事件处理不当。
   2. The affair began when customs officials inspected a convoy of 60 tankers...
      就在海关关员检查一个60艘油轮的船队时，事情发生了。
   3. The industry minister described the affair as 'an absolute scandal'.
      工业部长将此事件形容为“绝对的丑闻”。
2. N-SING …事件（指重要或有趣的事件或情况）
   You can refer to an important or interesting event or situation as 'the ... affair'.
   1. ...the damage caused to the CIA and FBI in the aftermath of the Watergate affair.
      水门事件发生后给美国中央情报局和联邦调查局造成的不良影响
   2. ...confidential Bank of England documents relating to the BCCI affair.
      与国际信贷商业银行事务相关的英格兰银行的机密文件
3. N-SING …事（指具有某种特点的事情）
   You can describe the main quality of an event by saying that it is a particular kind of affair .
   1. Michael said that his planned 10-day visit would be a purely private affair...
      迈克尔说他所计划的10天访问纯属个人私事。
   2. Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the Prime Minister this morning.
      今天的早餐会让首相感觉全然无味。
4. N-SING （不寻常的或具有某种特点的）东西
   You can describe an object as a particular kind of affair when you want to draw attention to a particular feature, or indicate that it is unusual.
   1. All their beds were distinctive; Mac's was an iron affair with brass knobs...
      他们的床都各具特色；马克的床是张带球形黄铜柱头的铁家伙。
   2. He tried dividing it into two bundles, tying them to his walking stick, and slinging the whole affair across his back.
      他试着将它分成两包绑在他的拐棍上，然后把所有东西都挂在后背上。
5. See also: She was having an affair with someone at work. love affair
6. See also: He does not want to interfere in the internal affairs of another country... With more details, here's our foreign affairs correspondent. current affairs state of affairs
7. N-PLURAL 私事；个人事务
   Your affairs are all the matters connected with your life which you consider to be private and normally deal with yourself.
   1. He was rational and consistent in the conduct of his affairs...
      他处理私事时头脑清楚，始终如一。
   2. The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order.
      家父的猝然离世留下了尚未完全安排妥当的身后事。
8. N-SING （不容别人干涉的）事务
   If you say that a decision or situation is someone's affair, you mean that it is their responsibility, and other people should not interfere.
   1. If you wish to make a fool of yourself, that is your affair...
      如果你想让自己出丑，那是你自己的事。
   2. If they want to stay and fight, then I guess that's their affair.
      如果他们想留下来打架，我想那是他们自己的事。

1. He was accusing my mum of having an affair with another man
   他指责我妈妈与另一个男人有染。
2. The affair began when customs officials inspected a convoy of 60 tankers
   就在海关关员检查一个60艘油轮的船队时，事情发生了。
3. The industry minister described the affair as 'an absolute scandal'.
   工业部长将此事件形容为“绝对的丑闻”。
4. Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the Prime Minister this morning.
   今天的早餐会让首相感觉全然无味。
5. All their beds were distinctive; Mac's was an iron affair with brass knobs
   他们的床都各具特色；马克的床是张带球形黄铜柱头的铁家伙。
6. She was having an affair with someone at work.
   她跟某一同事有染。
7. He does not want to interfere in the internal affairs of another country
   他不想干涉别国内政。
8. With more details, here's our foreign affairs correspondent.
   详细情况，请听我们外交事务记者的报道。
9. He was rational and consistent in the conduct of his affairs
   他处理私事时头脑清楚，始终如一。
10. The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order.
    家父的猝然离世留下了尚未完全安排妥当的身后事。
11. If you wish to make a fool of yourself, that is your affair
    如果你想让自己出丑，那是你自己的事。
12. If they want to stay and fight, then I guess that's their affair.
    如果他们想留下来打架，我想那是他们自己的事。
13. We all knew by then that the affair was practically over.
    到那时，我们都知道事情实际上已经结束了。
14. He carried on a passionate affair with Mrs Gilbert.
    他和吉尔伯特夫人有一段风流韵事。
15. The Government has been embarrassed by the affair.
    这件事给政府出了难题。
16. Though she enjoyed flirting with Matt, it had not entered her head to have an affair with him.
    虽然她喜欢和马特打情骂俏，但是却未曾想过要和他相好。
17. It's believed the affair was potentially harmful to British aviation.
    据信该事件可能对英国航空业造成不利影响。
18. He had an affair, I found out and then all hell broke loose.
    他有了婚外恋，我发现了，一切顿时天翻地覆。
19. He has leveled with the American people about his role in the affair.
    他向美国人民坦白了他在这个事件中所扮演的角色。
20. Tom's love affair with France and most things French knew no bounds.
    汤姆对法国和大多数法国东西都无比热爱。
21. Okay so have an affair, but not right under my nose.
    有外遇就有外遇好了，但别在我眼皮底下。
22. Last year my husband owned up to a secret affair with his secretary.
    去年丈夫向我坦白了他与秘书的私情。
23. Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her.
    儿子的事让她感到难堪和羞愧。
24. She began a torrid love affair with a theatrical designer.
    她和一位舞台设计师开始了一场狂热的恋情。
25. When she had an affair with her friend's husband, she wittingly set off a chain of crises.
    她和朋友的丈夫私通，故意引发了一连串危机。
26. If you will undertake the affair, I shall be very grateful.
    要是你愿意承办这件事，我将不胜感激。
27. This affair has been settled too harshly.
    这件事做得太刻薄了。
28. I suspect that he is more or less involved in the affair.
    我猜他和这件事有点牵连。
29. We were very impressed by your handling of this affair.
    你经手处理这问题的方法给我们留下了深刻的影响。
30. We should not pass over this disgraceful affair in silence.
    我们不应对这件可耻的事保持缄默。

  matter affair business concern thing【导航词义：事情】

  matter n. 事情，事务

〔辨析〕通常指关乎利益、命运等的紧要事务，必须予以考虑或解决。

  affair n. 事件，事情

〔辨析〕指令人印象深刻的重大事件或具有某种特点的不寻常之事。

  business n. 事情，事务

〔辨析〕指需要完成或讨论的重要事务，也指归某人管的事或某人持有某种看法的事情。

  concern n. 事情，关注的事

〔辨析〕指关系到某人切身利益、引起其关注或担忧的重要事情。

  thing n. 事情

〔辨析〕普通用词，词义最为广泛，可指任何事实、事件、情况、行为等。

n.

a state of affairs

• 事态；情况；形势
  a situation
  1. This state of affairs can no longer be ignored.
     再不能无视这种情况了。

noun

1. a vaguely specified concern
   1. several matters to attend to
   2. it is none of your affair
   3. things are going well

   Synonym:    matterthing

2. a vaguely specified social event
   1. the party was quite an affair
   2. an occasion arranged to honor the president
   3. a seemingly endless round of social functions

   Synonym:    occasionsocial occasionfunctionsocial function

3. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

   Synonym:    affaireintimacyliaisoninvolvementamour