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
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