affairs
US /əˈferz/
UK /əˈfeəz/
复数名词
1.
事务, 事宜
matters of public interest and importance
示例:
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The newspaper covers current affairs.
报纸报道时事。
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He is an expert in foreign affairs.
他是外交事务专家。
2.
个人事务, 私事
personal business or concerns
示例:
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I need to attend to some personal affairs.
我需要处理一些个人事务。
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Mind your own affairs.
管好你自己的事。
3.
婚外情, 风流韵事
a secret sexual relationship between two people, one or both of whom are married to someone else
示例:
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He was having an affair with his secretary.
他与他的秘书有染。
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The scandal involved several high-profile affairs.
这起丑闻涉及多起引人注目的婚外情。