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

• Tomorrow afternoon there will be a talk on current affairs by a reporter from the people's daily.
  明天下午《人民日报》社有一位记者来做时事报告。
• 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。
• 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。
• He doesn't know anything about the current affairs at home and abroad.
  他对国内外时事一无所知。
• 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 was a man of letters with no interest in current affairs.
  他是个文学家，对时事不感兴趣。
• A periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art.
  刊登评论当前时事、文学、艺术的文章的杂志。
• We found the great hall full of students and teachers listening to an important report made by a comrade from the People's Daily on current affairs in East Europe.
  我们发现大礼堂坐满了学生和教师，在听人民日报的一位同志作有关东欧局势的重要报告。
• 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。
• It was commonly held that Singaporeans were not noted for their prowess in general knowledge and current affairs.
  根据一般的看法，普通常识和对时事的了解，不是新加坡人的强项。