had an affair• Several times, he looked close his comeuppance after allegations that he had had an affair with a former pupil.• Clinton admitted that Flowers had been an acquaintance, but strongly denied that he had had an affair with her.• His wife, Regina, accused him of having had an affair with former pressaide Valerie Taliman and ignoring his family.• I had no idea that Horgan had an affair with Carolyn.• Cedric Mellings had an affair or two, and then, so did Dorothy Mellings.• He saw himself as a man who fell in love, not one who had affairs.
1event/situation事件;形勢ADJECTIVE | VERB + AFFAIR | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤whole整件事情◇She saw the whole affair as a great joke.她把整件事看成一個大玩笑。➤glittering, grand盛大的活動;隆重的事件◇I knew that the wedding would be a grand affair.我知道婚禮會很隆重。➤intimate, low-key, simple私人的事情;辦得低調的事件;簡單的事件▸➤community, local社區/地方事務▸➤messy:francisb-->, sad, sordid, sorry, squalid (especially BrE) 難以處理的事件;傷心的事件;不齒的勾當;令人難過的事情;卑鄙的勾當◇the newspaper article that exposed this whole sordid affair報紙上披露這起卑鄙勾當的全過程的文章VERB + AFFAIR➤deal with, handle處理事情◇Many people have criticized the way the government handled the affair.許多人抨擊政府處理這件事的方法。➤be involved in牽涉進某個事件中▸➤investigate調查事件PHRASES➤sb's involvement in the affair某人牽涉進事件中◇He has tried to play down his involvement in the affair.他試圖淡化與該事的瓜葛。➤a state of affairs事態;局勢◇How did this state of affairs come about?形勢怎麼會發展到這個地步?➤wash your hands of the affair (= to refuse to be responsible for sth or involved in sth)拒絕對⋯負責;與⋯擺脫干係affair
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2sexual relationship性關係ADJECTIVE | VERB + AFFAIR | AFFAIR + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤brief, casual短暫的曖昧關係;偶然的風流韻事▸➤clandestine, illicit, secret私通;非法的性關係▸➤adulterous, extramarital通姦;婚外情◇He had an extramarital affair with his secretary.他與秘書發生了婚外情。➤passionate, steamy, torrid狂熱的曖昧戀情;狂放的曖昧戀情▸➤scandalous可恥的曖昧關係▸➤unhappy不愉快的風流韻事▸➤love, romantic, sexual風流韻事;浪漫的風流韻事◇a torrid love affair狂熱的風流韻事➤gay, homosexual, lesbian男同性戀戀情;同性戀戀情;女同性戀戀情➤alleged所謂的曖昧關係VERB + AFFAIR➤carry on, conduct, have有曖昧關係;私通;有染◇He's having an affair with a colleague.他與一位同事關係曖昧。➤cover up, deny掩蓋/否認曖昧關係➤expose揭露風流韻事AFFAIR + VERB➤go on曖昧關係持續◇How long has the affair been going on?這種曖昧關係持續多久了?PREPOSITION➤affair between⋯之間的曖昧關係◇It's the story of a secret affair between a married teacher and her teenage student.這是一個已婚教師和她一個十幾歲的學生私通的故事。➤affair with與⋯的私通◇an affair with a married man與一已婚男子的私通affair
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3sth that concerns one person/small group(個人或小集體的)事,活動ADJECTIVE | VERB + AFFAIR | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤family, sb's own, personal, private家事;某人自己的事;私事◇It's a family affair.這是家事。VERB + AFFAIR➤interfere in, meddle in干涉/干預⋯的事PHRASES➤sb's affair某人的事情◇What I do at home is my affair.我在家中做什麼是我自己的事。➤no affair of sb's不關某人的事◇That's no affair of yours.那不關你的事。affair
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4affairsimportant matters重要事情ADJECTIVE | VERB + AFFAIRS | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤current時事◇a current-affairs magazine一本時事雜誌➤public公共事務▸➤human與人類有關的事務▸➤domestic, home, internal, national國內事務▸➤civic, community, local城市/社區/當地事務▸➤external, foreign, global, international, world對外/外交/全球/國際/世界事務◇the minister for foreign affairs外交部長➤business, financial, legal商務;財務;法律事務▸➤commercial, consumer, cultural, economic, environmental, military, political, religious, social商業/消費者/文化/經濟/環境/軍隊/政治/宗教/社會事務VERB + AFFAIRS➤administer, arrange, attend to, conduct, manage, run管理事務;安排事務;處理事務;執掌事務;主持事務◇I am trying to arrange my father's financial affairs.我正盡力安排父親財務上的事宜。➤get in order, put in order, set in order, settle, wind up把事務安排得井井有條;把事務料理得井井有條;解決事務;結束事務◇She went back home to put her affairs in order before she died.她臨終前回到家中將一切都安排妥當。PHRASES➤affairs of state國事◇The Cabinet will be discussing certain affairs of state.內閣將就某些國事進行討論。➤a state of affairs形勢◇the current state of affairs in schools學校當前的形勢