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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

2.4 Affect

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
affect /ə'fɛkt/
  1. (transitive) If x affects y, then x causes a change in y.
  2. (transitive) If you affect a way of speaking, walking, dressing, etc., you pretend that it is your normal way, often to impress people.
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  1. Daoqin ZhaoSeptember 8, 2009 at 9:49 AM

    affect
    [ə'fekt]
    vt. 影响,作用,感动
    The climate affected his health.

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  2. MJSeptember 8, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    Age and gender differences in intimate affect and intimate behaviors.

    Japanese; eikyou suru

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  3. SofiyaSeptember 8, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    With flu season approaching, many parents, including myself, are wondering how swine flu is going to affect our households.

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  4. jongSeptember 9, 2009 at 1:35 AM

    The audience affects the performers; the performers affect the audience.

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  5. Andy WongSeptember 9, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    She was deeply affected by the news of her father's death.

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  6. ChoiSeptember 12, 2009 at 4:21 PM

    it does not affect their civil status.

    Korean : …에 영향을 미치다, (불리하게) 작용하다

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  7. SamSeptember 14, 2009 at 1:57 AM

    What forces affect our weather?
    Italian: Influenzare

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