Once the affair became public, he was persecuted by the press.是什么意思？

Once the affair became public, he was persecuted by the press.

事情公开后, 他便受到新闻界的纠缠.

once

adv. 一次，一趟，一倍，曾经，一旦；conj. 一旦…就…，一经；n. 一次，一回；

例句
The Hell's Angels were once the most notorious and anarchistic of motorbike gangs.
“地狱天使”曾是飞车党中最臭名昭著和无法无天的一伙。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

affair

n. 事情，事件，事务，个人的事，私事，风流韵事；

例句
He was accusing my mum of having an affair with another man...
他指责我妈妈与另一个男人有染。

became

v. 变为，成为（ become的过去式 ）；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

public

adj. 公众的，公共的，公开的，政府的，人人知道的，知名的；n. 大众，社会，公共场所，（文学家等的）爱读者；

例句
The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job...
公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

persecuted

v. （尤指宗教或政治信仰的）迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 )，烦扰，困扰或骚扰某人；

例句
Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs...
韦弗先生和他的家人由于其信仰而遭到当局的迫害。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

press

vt. 压，按，逼迫，紧抱；vi. 压，逼迫，重压；n. 报刊，记者，报道，印刷机，挤压，按；

例句
The press feels the need to associate itself with the green movement.
媒体感到有必要支持绿色运动。