affect
US: /əˈfɛkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
affect /ə'fekt/
- ngoại động từ
- làm ảnh hưởng đến, làm tác động đến; chạm đến
- the frequent changes of weather affect his health: thời tiết thay đổi luôn làm ảnh hưởng đến sức khoẻ của anh ấy
- to affect someone's interests: chạm đến quyền lợi của ai
- làm xúc động, làm cảm động, làm mủi lòng
- the news affected him deeply: tin đó làm anh ta rất xúc động
- làm nhiễm phải, làm mắc (bệnh)
- to be affected by influenza: bị bệnh cúm
- to be affected by cold: bị cảm lạnh
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) (thường) dạng bị động
- bổ nhiệm
- to be affected to a services: được bổ nhiệm làm một công việc gì
- làm ảnh hưởng đến, làm tác động đến; chạm đến
- ngoại động từ
- giả vờ, giả bộ, làm ra vẻ
- to affect ignorance: giả bộ dốt
- to affect the connoisseur: làm ra vẻ sành sỏi
- có hình dạng, thành hình
- crystals affect geometrical shapes: tinh thể kết tinh lại thành những hình tinh học
- dùng, ưa dùng, thích
- to flashy clothes
- thích ăn mặc quần áo hào nhoáng
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) yêu dấu, âu yếm
- giả vờ, giả bộ, làm ra vẻ
- danh từ
- (tâm lý học) sự xúc động
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 [VN] [often passive] to produce a change in sb/sth
Synonym: INFLUENCE
How will these changes affect us? + Your opinion will not affect my decision. + The south of the country was worst affected by the drought.
2 [VN] [often passive] (of a disease) to attack sb or a part of the body; to make sb become ill/sick
Synonym: AFFLICT
The condition affects one in five women. + Rub the cream into the affected areas.
3 [VN] [often passive] to make sb have strong feelings of sadness, pity, etc.
Synonym: TOUCH, MOVE
They were deeply affected by the news of her death. + Try not to let his problems affect you too much.
4 (formal) to pretend to be feeling or thinking sth: [VN] She affected a calmness she did not feel. [also V to inf]
5 [VN] (formal, disapproving) to use or wear sth that is intended to impress other people
Synonym: PUT ON
I wish he wouldn't affect that ridiculous accent.
WHICH WORD?
affect / effect
affect verb = 'to have an influence on sb/sth'. Does television affect children's behaviour? It is not a noun.
effect noun = 'result, influence'. Does television have an effect on children's behaviour?
effect verb is formal and means 'to achieve or produce'.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 attack, act upon, lay hold of, strike:
Arthritis has affected his hands and he can no longer play the piano.
2 move, stir, impress, touch, strike; perturb, upset, trouble, agitate:
The sportsman was not affected by all the taunts and jeers.
3 influence, sway, change, transform, modify, alter:
Her sudden fame has affected her view of herself.
v.
1 assume, adopt, put on, pretend (to), feign, sham, fake, counterfeit:
Charles affects a knowledge of high finance.
2 choose, select; use, wear, adopt:
He affected a striped blazer and a boater which he wore at a jaunty angle.
Collocation dictionary
1 influence
ADV.
greatly, materially, radically, significantly, very much | barely, hardly, not unduly
Sales did not seem unduly affected.
| slightly | clearly | directly | indirectly | adversely, badly, seriously, severely
VERB + AFFECT
be likely to
developments that are likely to affect the environment
2 make sb sad/angry
ADV.
deeply, profoundly
Her death affected him deeply.
Concise English dictionary
affects|affected|affectingə'fekt
noun
+the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
verb
+have an effect upon
+act physically on; have an effect upon
+connect closely and often incriminatingly
+make believe with the intent to deceive
+have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
