an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to
(某种特定的或先前提及的)事件;一系列事件
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the board admitted responsibility for the affair 委员会承认对该事负责
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I wanted the funeral to be a family affair .我希望葬礼只是自家的事情。
a matter that is a particular person's concern or responsibility
个人的事
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what you do in your spare time is your affair .你闲暇时做什么是你自己的事。
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公共事务
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commissions were created to advise on foreign affairs .成立委员会咨询外交事务。
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商务和金融交易
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his time was spent in winding up his affairs .他的时间都用在料理停当生意上了。
[with adj.]
〈非正式〉 物件,东西
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her dress was a black low-cut affair .她的礼服是黑色低胸的。
a love affair
风流韵事,私通
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his wife is having an affair .他妻子正在婚外恋。
"Middle English: from Old French