| 单词 | affair |
| 释义 | 🔑 af·fairBrE /əˈfeə(r)/ NAmE /əˈfer/ noun ➤ public /political activities 公共/政治活动🔑 affairs [pl. ]events that are of public interest or political importance 公共事务；政治事务◆ world /international /business affairs 世界/国际/商业事务◆ an expert on foreign affairs (= political events in other countries )外事专家◆ affairs of state 国务 ➡ see also current affairs➤ event 事件🔑 [C , usually sing. ]an event that people are talking about or describing in a particular way 事件；事情◆ The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly . 报章毫无根据地夸大了整个事件。◆ The debate was a pretty disappointing affair . 那次辩论使人颇感失望。◆ She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair . 她希望庆祝活动仅限于家人参加。➤ relationship 关系🔑 [C ]a sexual relationship between two people , usually when one or both of them are married to sb else （尤指已婚男女的）私通，风流韵事◆ She is having an affair with her boss . 她跟老板有暧昧关系。 ➡ see also love affair (1 ) affair , date , go out with sb go , jealous , love , marriage , partner , passionate , relationship , romantic ➤ private business 私人业务🔑 affairs [pl. ]matters connected with a person's private business and financial situation 私人业务◆ I looked after my father's financial affairs . 我照管父亲的财务。◆ 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。[sing. ]a thing that sb is responsible for (and that other people should not be concerned with )个人的事SYN business◆ How I spend my money is my affair . 我如何用钱是我自己的事。➤ object 物品[C ](old-fashioned ) (with an adjective 与形容词连用) an object that is unusual or difficult to describe 不寻常之物；难描述的东西◆ 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。 ● a state of afˈfairs a situation 事态；情况；形势◆ This state of affairs can no longer be ignored . 再不能无视这种情况了。situationcircumstances ⬥ position ⬥ conditions ⬥ things ⬥ the case ⬥ state of affairsThese are all words for the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect the way things are.以上各词均指情况、状况。situation all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place指情况、状况、形势、局面：◆the present economic situation目前的经济形势circumstances the facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action; the conditions of a person's life, especially the money they have指条件、环境、状况、境况，（尤指）经济状况：◆The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.那艘船神秘地沉没了。position the situation that sb is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do指处境、地位、状况：◆She felt she was in a position of power.她觉得她自己有权力。conditions the circumstances in which people live, work or do things; the physical situation that affects how sth happens指居住、工作或做事情的环境、境况、条件，影响某事发生的物质环境、状态、条件：◆We were forced to work outside in freezing conditions.我们被迫在户外天寒地冻的环境下工作。circumstances or conditions?用 circumstances 还是 conditions？Circumstances refers to sb's financial situation; conditions are things such as the quality and amount of food or shelter they have. The circumstances that affect an event are the facts surrounding it; the conditions that affect it are usually physical ones, such as the weather. * circumstances 指人的经济状况；conditions 指人的食宿等状况。circumstances 指影响某事的周边环境；conditions 通常指影响某事的物质环境，如天气。things(ratherinformal ) the general situation, as it affects sb指形势、局面、情况、事态：◆Hi, Jane! How are things?喂，简，近来怎么样？◆Think things over before you decide.先把情况考虑周全再作决定。the case the true situation指实情、事实：◆If that is the case(= if the situation described is true), we need more staff.如果真是那样，我们就需要更多的员工了。state of affairs a situation指事态、情况、形势：◆How did this unhappy state of affairs come about?这种不幸的情况是怎么发生的呢？situation or state of affairs?用 situation 还是 state of affairs？State of affairs is mostly used with this. It is also used with adjectives describing how good or bad a situation is, such as happy, sorry, shocking, sad and unhappy, as well as those relating to time, such as present and current. Situation is much more frequent and is used in a wider variety of contexts. * state of affairs 多与 this 连用，亦与表示形势好坏的形容词（如 happy、sorry、shocking、sad 和 unhappy）以及与时间有关的形容词（如 present 和 current）连用。situation 常用得多，且用于更广泛的语境中。Patternsin (a) particular situation/circumstances/position/state of affairsthe/sb's economic/financial/social situation/circumstances/position/conditions(a/an) happy/unhappy situation/circumstances/position/state of affairsto look at/review the situation/circumstances/conditions/things |
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