1. 事情；事件
    If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair .

    e.g. The government has mishandled the whole affair...
           政府對整個事件處理不當(dāng)。
    e.g. The affair began when customs officials inspected a convoy of 60 tankers...
           就在海關(guān)關(guān)員檢查一個60艘油輪的船隊時，事情發(fā)生了。

2. …事件（指重要或有趣的事件或情況）
    You can refer to an important or interesting event or situation as 'the ... affair'.

    e.g. ...the damage caused to the CIA and FBI in the aftermath of the Watergate affair.
           水門事件發(fā)生后給美國中央情報局和聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局造成的不良影響
    e.g. ...confidential Bank of England documents relating to the BCCI affair.
           與國際信貸商業(yè)銀行事務(wù)相關(guān)的英格蘭銀行的機密文件

3. …事（指具有某種特點的事情）
    You can describe the main quality of an event by saying that it is a particular kind of affair .

affair的反義詞

    e.g. Michael said that his planned 10-day visit would be a purely private affair...
           邁克爾說他所計劃的10天訪問純屬個人私事。
    e.g. Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the Prime Minister this morning.
           今天的早餐會讓首相感覺全然無味。

4. （不尋常的或具有某種特點的）東西
    You can describe an object as a particular kind of affair when you want to draw attention to a particular feature, or indicate that it is unusual.

    e.g. All their beds were distinctive; Mac's was an iron affair with brass knobs...
           他們的床都各具特色；馬克的床是張帶球形黃銅柱頭的鐵家伙。
    e.g. He tried dividing it into two bundles, tying them to his walking stick, and slinging the whole affair across his back.
           他試著將它分成兩包綁在他的拐棍上，然后把所有東西都掛在后背上。

5. 風(fēng)流韻事；私通
    If two people who are not married to each other have an affair, they have a sexual relationship.

affair是什么意思

    e.g. She was having an affair with someone at work.
           她跟某一同事有染。

6. （關(guān)于某個主題所有的）事務(wù)
    You can use affairs to refer to all the important facts or activities that are connected with a particular subject.

    e.g. He does not want to interfere in the internal affairs of another country...
           他不想干涉別國內(nèi)政。
    e.g. With more details, here's our foreign affairs correspondent.
           詳細情況，請聽我們外交事務(wù)記者的報道。

7. 私事；個人事務(wù)
    Your affairs are all the matters connected with your life which you consider to be private and normally deal with yourself.

    e.g. He was rational and consistent in the conduct of his affairs...
           他處理私事時頭腦清楚，始終如一。
    e.g. The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order.
           家父的猝然離世留下了尚未完全安排妥當(dāng)?shù)纳砗笫隆?/p>

8. （不容別人干涉的）事務(wù)
    If you say that a decision or situation is someone's affair, you mean that it is their responsibility, and other people should not interfere.

affair的近義詞

    e.g. If you wish to make a fool of yourself, that is your affair...
           如果你想讓自己出丑，那是你自己的事。
    e.g. If they want to stay and fight, then I guess that's their affair.
           如果他們想留下來打架，我想那是他們自己的事。