affect
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way. (某事物) 影响 (某人或物)
Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries. 尼古丁对心脏和动脉功能有负面影响。
More than seven million people have been affected by drought. 七百多万多人受到了干旱的影响。
2. V-T If a disease affects someone, it causes them to become ill. (疾病) 困扰 (某人)
Arthritis is a crippling disease which affects people all over the world. 关节炎是一种严重影响健康、困扰全人类的疾病。
3. V-T If something or someone affects you, they make you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity. (某事物或人) 影响 (某人)
If Jim had been more independent, the divorce would not have affected him as deeply. 如果吉姆曾经更独立一些,离婚就不会对他有这么深的影响了。
4. V-T to put on an appearance or show of; make a pretence of 假装
to affect ignorance
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affect /əˈfɛkt/ (affecting,affected,affects)
剑桥词典
- The new rates will affect all consumers including businesses .
- Researchers are looking at how a mother's health can affect the baby in the womb .
- His illness affects almost every aspect of his life .
- Farmers and market gardeners have been badly affected by the drought .
- You couldn't fail to be affected by the film .
affect verb [T] (INFLUENCE)
to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something影响;侵袭;感染;打动
Both buildings were badly affected by the fire . 两座楼都在大火中严重受损。
The divorce affected every aspect of her life . 离婚使她生活的各个方面都受到了影响。
It's a disease that affects mainly older people . 这是一种主要侵扰老年人的疾病。
I was deeply affected by the film (= it caused strong feelings in me). 我被电影深深地打动了。
例句
affect verb [T] (PRETEND)
formalto pretend to feel or think something
假装
To all his problems she affected indifference . 对他所有的问题,她都装作漠不关心的样子。
formal mainly disapproving
to start to wear or do something in order to make people admire or respect you
(为引人注意或自抬身价而)刻意穿戴,故作
At university he affected an upper-class accent . 在大学里他拿腔捏调假装上流社会口音。
He's recently affected a hat and cane . 近来,他头上戴了顶帽子,手上拿了根拐杖,装腔作势起来。 返回 affect