current affairs

英 [ˌkʌrənt əˈfeəz]

美 [ˌkɜːrənt əˈferz]

n.  时事

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 时事
  events of political or social importance that are happening now

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 时事
  If you refer tocurrent affairs, you are referring to political events and problems in society which are discussed in newspapers, and on television and radio.
  1. I am ill-informed on current affairs.
     我对时事了解不多。
  2. ...the BBC's current affairs programme 'Panorama'.
     英国广播公司的时事节目《广角镜》

双语例句

• The personalization and over-simplification of current affairs.
  时事的个人化和过于简单化。
• The late-night current affairs programme has a new anchorman.
  夜间时事节目出现了一名新的主持人。
• Surely modern women want to be informed of world current affairs; we are no longer chained to the kitchen sink!
  当代女性当然想了解时事，我们不再只是受缚于家务小事。
• He is an authority on law and politics. He gave an authoritative account of current affairs.
  他是法律和政治方面的权威人士，就当前形势作了权威性的说明。
• We have been debating about current affairs.
  我们最近正在就时事问题进行辩论。
• Last Saturday we listened to a report on current affairs.
  上星期六我们听了一个时事报告。
• The new current affairs series promises to address challenging issues with freshness and rigour.
  新的时事系列节目承诺以全新的视角和严谨的态度谈论有挑战性的问题。
• Famous people are often interviewed and asked about their opinions on current affairs.
  名人们经常接受采访，被问及他们对时事的看法。
• Eg. An acquaintance of world history is helpful to the study of current affairs.
  读一点世界史，对学习时事是有帮助的。
• He exaggerates the superficiality of their current affairs programmes.
  他夸大其词地说他们的时事节目过于肤浅。