affects

英 [əˈfekts]

美 [əˈfekts]

v.  影响; 侵袭; 使感染; (感情上)深深打动; 使悲伤(或怜悯等)
affect的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 影响;使改变
  If somethingaffectsa person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
  1. 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。
  2. More than seven million people have been affected by drought.
     已有超过700万的民众受到旱灾的影响。
  3. ...the worst-affected areas of Somalia.
     索马里受影响最为严重的地区
• VERB （疾病）侵袭，感染
  If a diseaseaffectssomeone, it causes them to become ill.
  1. 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。
• VERB （感情上）打动，震动，使悲伤（或怜悯）
  If something or someoneaffectsyou, they make you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.
  1. The divorce affected Jim deeply...
     离婚对吉姆打击很大。
  2. Gregor loved his sister, and her loss clearly still affects him.
     格雷戈尔爱他的姐姐，她的去世显然仍令他悲伤不已。
• VERB 假装；佯装；装出…的样子
  If youaffecta particular characteristic or way of behaving, you pretend that it is genuine, or natural for you.
  1. He listened to them, affecting an amused interest...
     他装作饶有兴致地听他们说话。
  2. Ms. Redgrave affects a heavy Italian accent.
     雷德格雷夫女士假装带有浓重的意大利口音。

Note that the noun that comes fromaffectiseffect. You can say that somethingaffectsyou, or that is has aneffecton you....the effect that noise has on people in factories.You can also talk about theeffectof something....the effect of the anaesthetic.Effectcan also be a verb. If youeffectsomething such as a change or a repair, you make it happen or do it. This is a fairly formal word.She had effected a few hasty repairs.
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）。

双语例句

• He affects long words that few people can understand.
  他总是爱用没几个人懂的词语。
• The problem of environmental protection affects all countries, and China is no exception.
  世界各国都有环保问题，中国也不例外。
• Adsorbate bacterins can vary in potency, which affects the level and duration of protection.
  吸附菌苗在影响保护水平和时间的能力上可能不同。
• 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。
• Hay fever affects males more than females.
  男性的花粉热感染率比女性高。
• The problem cuts across all socioeconomic lines and affects all age groups
  该问题涉及社会经济的方方面面，并影响到所有年龄段的人。
• It determines their effect on the plant and animal life in the water and affects their transportation or immobilization.
  这确定了它们对水中植物和动物生命的影响，也影响它们的迁移和停留。
• Rainfall affects the moisture content of the atmosphere.
  降雨会影响空气湿度。
• Manic depressive illness affects men and women equally.
  男人和女人患狂躁抑郁症的概率相等。
• The report's focus is on how technology affects human life rather than business
  这个报告关注的是技术如何影响人类生活而非商业活动。