【跟我一起学朗文】你对他的私人事务很感兴趣吗他从不在别人面前谈论自己的私事。"

Affair n [c]

标签：s2 w1（口语中常见的2000个单词之一，书面语中常见的1000个单词之一）

1、以复数形式出现 affairs

a) 事务

释义：public or political events and activities

例证：

Are you interested in world affairs?

你对世界大事感兴趣吗？

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部

women had little role in public affairs.

女性过去几乎不参与公共事务。

b)个人事务，私事

释义：things connected with your personal life,your financial situation etc

例证：

I am not prepared to discuss my financial affairs with the press.

我不打算同新闻界谈论我的财务情况。

2、时间enent

a)（尤指令人印象深刻或震惊的）事件

释义：an event or set of related events,especially one that is impressive or shocking

例证：

the Watergate affair 水门事件

the whole affair was a disaster.

整个事件就是一场灾难。

b)事情（用于描述某事时）

释义：used when describing an event

例证：

The party was a very grand affair.

聚会场面很大。

3、关系 relationship

（非配偶的）暧昧关系；通奸，私通 [+with]

He had an affair with his boss that lasted six years.

他和老板的暧昧关系持续了六年。

4、物品 obiect

[非正式，过时]东西

例证：

The computer was one of those little portable affairs.

你台电脑属于小型、便携的那一种。

5、be sb’s affair

是某人自己的事

释义：if something is your affair,it only concerns you and you do not want anyone else to get involved in it.

例证：

What I do in my free time is my affair.

我在空闲时间做什么是我自己的事。

词语搭配：

World/international affairs 世界、国际事务

China is now a major player in world affairs.

现在中国是国际事务的重要参与者。

Current affairs 时事

A 24-hour news and current affairs channel.

一个24小时新闻时事频道

Sb’s private affairs 某人的私事

He never discussed his private affairs in public.

他从不在别人面前谈论自己的私事。

Economic affairs 经济事务

Foreign affairs 外交事务

Home affairs 国内事务（BrE）

Public affairs 公共事务

Affairs of state 国家大事

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