affect
- v.影响;使感染;侵袭;假装;使悲伤(或怜悯等);炫耀;(感情上)深深打动
- n.【心】情感;【数】偏差
过去式： affected 现在分词： affecting 过去分词： affected 第三人称单数： affects
af- 朝,向,去 + fect 做,制作
affectverb
影响
to produce a change in sb/sth
How will these changes affect us?
这些变化对我们会有什么影响？
Your opinion will not affect my decision.
你的意见不会影响我的决定。
The south of the country was worst affected by the drought.
该国南方旱情最严重。
侵袭；使感染
to attack sb or a part of the body; to make sb become ill/sick
The condition affects one in five women.
每五个妇女就有一个人患有这种病。
Rub the cream into the affected areas.
把乳膏揉进感染处。
（感情上）深深打动；使悲伤（或怜悯等）
to make sb have strong feelings of sadness, pity, etc.
They were deeply affected by the news of her death.
她死亡的消息使他们唏嘘不已。
假装
to pretend to be feeling or thinking sth
She affected a calmness she did not feel.
她强装镇静。
炫耀；做作地使用（或穿戴）
to use or wear sth that is intended to impress other people
I wish he wouldn't affect that ridiculous accent.
但愿他别故意装出那种可笑的腔调。
affect verb = ‘to have an influence on sb/sth’该词不作名词。
Does television affect children’s behaviour?
电视对孩子的行为有影响吗？
effect noun = ‘result, influence’effect名词 = 作用；影响：
Does television have an effect on children’s behaviour?
电视对孩子的行为有影响吗？
effect verb is quite rare and formal and means ‘to achieve or produce’effect作动词罕见且正式，意为实现、产生：
They hope to effect a reconciliation.
他们希望实现和解。
affect
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VERB 影响;使改变
If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries...
尼古丁会对心脏及动脉功能造成损害。
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VERB （疾病）侵袭，感染
If a disease affects someone, it causes them to become ill.Arthritis is a crippling disease which affects people all over the world.
关节炎是一种会危害全人类健康的致残性疾病。
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VERB （感情上）打动，震动，使悲伤（或怜悯）
If something or someone affects you, they make you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.The divorce affected Jim deeply...
离婚对吉姆打击很大。
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VERB 假装；佯装；装出…的样子
If you affect a particular characteristic or way of behaving, you pretend that it is genuine, or natural for you.He listened to them, affecting an amused interest...
他装作饶有兴致地听他们说话。
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注意，与affect相对应的名词是effect。可以说something affects you，也可以说it has an effect on you。例如：the effect that noise has on people in factories (噪音对工厂里的人们产生的影响）。谈论某事物的效果也可用 effect: the effect of the anaesthetic（麻醉药的作用）。effect也可用作动词，后接 change, repair 等词, 意为使发生或进行，该用法较为正式。例如：She had effected a few hasty repairs（她已经做了一些匆忙的修补）。
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noun
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- the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
verb
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- act physically on;have an effect upon
- the medicine affects my heart rate
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- have an effect upon
- Will the new rules affect me?
- Synonym: impact bear upon bear on touch on touch
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- make believe with the intent to deceive
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- Synonym: feign sham pretend dissemble
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- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- This child impressed me as unusually mature
- This behavior struck me as odd
- Synonym: impress move strike
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- connect closely and often incriminatingly
- This new ruling affects your business
- Synonym: involve regard
数据来源：WordNet
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People tend to think that the problem will never affect them .
人们往往认为这个问题绝不会影响到他们。
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The new law will affect us all , directly or indirectly .
新的法规将直接或间接地影响我们所有的人。
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Many external influences can affect your state of mind .
许多外在因素都可能影响人的心情。
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The disease affects fully 30 per cent of the population .
这种病感染了足足30%的人口。
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Manufacturing processes may be affected by the functionality of the product .
生产过程可能要受到产品设计目的的影响。
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How will these changes affect us ?
这些变化对我们会有什么影响？
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Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area .
耕作方法的改变严重影响了这个地区的就业。
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They were deeply affected by the news of her death .
她死亡的消息使他们唏嘘不已。
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An unhappy home environment can affect a child 's behaviour .
不幸的家庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响。
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An unhappy home environment can affect children 's behaviour .
不幸的家庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响。
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The drug may affect your powers of concentration .
这种药可能会影响你的注意力集中。
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Age affects the range of a person 's capabilities .
年龄影响着一个人能力的大小。
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Manufacturing industry was worst affected by the fuel shortage .
制造业受燃料短缺的影响最为严重。
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The south of the country was worst affected by the drought .
该国南方旱情最严重。
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Use the applicator to apply cream to the affected area .
用涂药器把药膏抹在感染部位。
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The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health .
痛苦的经历损害了她的身心健康。
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These drugs may affect your sex drive .
这些药物可能影响你的性欲。
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We have not been directly affected by the cuts .
我们并未直接受到裁减的影响。
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Your opinion will not affect my decision .
你的意见不会影响我的决定。
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Maternal age affects the baby 's survival rate .
母亲的年龄影响婴儿的成活率。
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The machine directs a powerful beam at the affected part of the body .
这种机器将很强的射线对准身体感染部位。
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The country has been badly affected by recession .
该国受到经济衰退的严重影响。
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Both motor and sensory functions are affected .
运动功能和感觉功能都受到影响。
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Does television affect children 's behaviour ?
电视对孩子的行为有影响吗？
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The disease has affected her sight .
这种病影响了她的视力。
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In the worst-case scenario more than ten thousand people might be affected .
在最坏的情况下，有一万多人可能会受到影响。
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Her health was adversely affected by the climate .
那种气候损害了她的健康。
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This may affect your entitlement to compensation .
这可能影响你索赔的权利。
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Development has affected vast swathes of our countryside .
开发建设影响了乡村广大地区。
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As she rightly pointed out the illness can affect adults as well as children .
她说得对，这种病不仅影响儿童，也会影响成年人。
通常由物作主语，多产生消极作用。
The food is for the areas affected by the flood.
食物是为受洪水影响的地区准备的。
Drugs affect health.
毒品影响健康。
指给人留下很深的印象，从而受到影响和感动，比 affect 影响更深，时间更长。
His lecture that day impressed the audience.
他那天的讲座让听众印象尤深。
The Great Wall impressed me the most.
长城给我留下了深刻印象。
通常指潜移默化地起作用。
What influenced him to take up teaching?
是什么影响他去从事教学工作？
She can influence his decision.
她能影响他的决定。