1 [C] an event or situation 事情;情景;活动:
The whole affair has been extremely unpleasant.整件事情令人很不愉快。
2affairs [pl] important personal, business, national, etc matters (个人、业务、国家等的)重要事宜:
the minister for foreign affairs外交部长current affairs (= the political and social events that are happening at the present time)时事
3 [sing] something private that you do not want other people to know about 私事:
What happened between us is my affair. I don't want to discuss it.我们之间的事是我的私事。我不想拿出来讨论。
4 [C] a sexual relationship between two people, usually when at least one of them is married to sb else 私通;奸情;婚外恋:
She's having an affair with her boss.她和她的上司私通。
affair/əˋfɛr; əˈfeə/n [C]1 affairs [plural 复数] a) public or political events and activities 公共事务﹔政治事务: a foreign affairs correspondent for CNN 美国有线新闻网的外交事务记者b) things connected with your personal life, your financial situation etc 私人事务﹐个人的事: I don’t want to discuss my financial affairs. 我不想讨论我经济上的事情。2 an event or a set of related events, especially unpleasant ones〔尤指不愉快的〕事情﹐事件: the Watergate affair 水门事件The whole affair was a disaster. 整个事件就是一场灾难。3 a secret sexual relationship between two people, when at least one of them is married to someone else〔非配偶间的〕性关系﹐通奸﹐私通: +with Ed's having an affair with his boss's wife. 埃德与他老板的妻子有暧昧关系。4 be sb's affair if something is your affair, you do not want other people to know about it or become involved in it 是某人的私事﹐是某人的个人事情LOVE AFFAIR, CURRENT AFFAIRS, STATE OF AFFAIRS
affairaffairaffairsnoun1(pluralaffairs) something that happens; an event: The wedding was a very quiet affair.2affairs (plural) important events and situations: the minister for foreign affairsWe talked about current affairs (= the political and social events that are happening at the present time)3(no plural) something private that you do not want other people to know about: What happened between us is my affair. I don't want to talk about it.4(pluralaffairs) a sexual relationship between two people, usually one that is secret: Her husband was having an affair.