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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.
affectation
affection
affected
unaffected

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

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  2. Age and gender differences in intimate affect and intimate behaviors.

    Japanese; eikyou suru

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

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

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

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  6. it does not affect their civil status.

    Korean : …에 영향을 미치다, (불리하게) 작용하다

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  7. What forces affect our weather?
    Italian: Influenzare

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