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have an affaire with sb
affaire 常指秘密恋情。
She had an affaire with her colleague.
她与同事有染。
风流韵事；私通
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风流韵事；私通
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
She had an affaire with her colleague.
她与同事有染。
通常是秘密或不正当的性关系
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Their affaire lasted only a few months before they both felt guilty.
他们的私通只持续了几个月，之后两人都感到内疚。
She told her best friend about the affaire in a whispered conversation.
她在一次低声交谈中把这段私通告诉了她最好的朋友。
He regretted the affaire and decided to end it immediately.
他后悔这段私通，决定立刻结束它。
affaire 常指秘密恋情。
She had an affaire with her colleague.
她与同事有染。
affaire 也可指轰动的事件。
The affaire became a public scandal.
这段风流韵事变成了公开丑闻。
可加形容词修饰。
It was a notorious affaire that ruined her reputation.
那是一桩毁了她名誉的丑闻。
Not this
He had affaire with her.
Use this
He had an affaire with her.
中文学习者常因母语缺乏冠词而遗漏冠词，但 'affaire' 作为可数名词，需要不定冠词 'an'。
Not this
She had an affaire to her boss.
Use this
She had an affaire with her boss.
表示‘与某人发生风流韵事’时，介词应用 'with' 而非 'to'，这是中文‘与…’的对应错误。
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常指秘密或不正当的恋情，也可指轰动的事件。
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