afford
读音：[ə'fɔ:d]
v.花费得起, 能够做, 承担得起(后果), 提供,给予
例句与用法：
These trees afford a pleasant shade.
这些树提供了荫凉。
I can't afford a holiday this summer.
今年夏天我无法度假。
词形变化：
动词过去式: afforded | 动词过去分词: afforded | 动词现在分词: affording | 动词第三人称单数: affords |
vt.
1. (常与can, could, be able to连用)买得起; 有足够的……(去做……)[+to-v]
They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not.
他们没有考虑是否抽得出时间。
We can't afford to pay such a price.
我们付不起这个价钱。
2. 【书】提供, 给予[O1]
Dancing affords us pleasure.
跳舞给我们带来快乐。
afford
过去式：afforded
过去分词：afforded
现在进行时：affording
词形变化：
动词过去式: afforded | 动词过去分词: afforded | 动词现在分词: affording | 动词第三人称单数: affords |
词义辨析：
同义:
vt.买得起
have the meansvt.提供, 给予
offer furnish supply affordaffordD.J.:[əˈfɔ:d]K.K.:[əˈfɔrd, əˈford]vt.1.翻译：买得起, 担负得起She cannot afford a new dress.她没钱买新衣裳。We can ill afford the time.我们抽不出时间。She cannot afford the expense.她花不起这笔钱。
2.翻译：提供, 给予Some trees afford resin.有些树产树脂。
afford[ə'fɔ:d]vt.
1.翻译：[常接在 can, could 或 be able to 后]
2.翻译：买得起，花得起(费用等)：We can afford a car.我们买得起一辆小汽车。Can we afford a trip to America this month?本月我们还有钱去美国旅行吗?
3.翻译：抽得出(或匀得出)时间，花费得起(时间)：We can't afford the loss of a day.我们经不起一天(时间)的损失。I can't afford the time.我抽不出时间。
4.翻译：[常接在 can， could 或 be able to 后]担负得起(损失、后果等)；足以；经得起；能受得住，够得上(做某事):The country can't afford another flood.该国经不起再受一次水灾了。I can afford to speak frankly.我可以坦率地说。
5.翻译：给予；提供，供给：Music affords me pleasure.音乐给我带来乐趣。to afford great pleasure to someone给某人很大乐趣
6.翻译：产生；出产:These records afford no explanation.这些记录找不出任何解释。
7.翻译：赐予：The trees afford a pleasant shade.树阴宜人。
1.翻译：担负得起费用(损失、后果等), 花费得起, 经受得住; 抽得出(时间)
2.翻译：给与, 提供; 出产, 发出can't afford to buy sth.买不起...can't afford to waste sth.浪费不起It affords pleasure to me.这使我很高兴。The land affords wheat.这地出产小麦。继承用法affordableadj. afford
verb
[with obj.]
(can/could afford)have enough money to pay for
买得起，支付得起
the best that I could afford was a first-floor room.
我至多付得起一楼的房间费用。
[with infinitive]we could never have afforded to heat the place.
我们绝不可能有钱生火取暖的了。
翻译：have (a certain amount of something, especially money or time) available or to spare
出得起，抽得出（某物，尤指钱、时间）
it was taking up more time than he could afford.
要占的时间超出他能抽出的时间。
翻译：[with infinitive]be able to do something without risk of adverse consequences
担负得起
only aristocrats could afford to stoop to such practices.
只有贵族才干得出这些卑劣的事。
provide or supply (an opportunity or facility)
供给，提供（机会，设施）
the rooftop terrace affords beautiful views.
在屋顶的平台上能看得见美丽的风景。
[with two objs]they were afforded the luxury of bed and breakfast.
给他们提供了奢华的床位和早餐。语源
late Old English geforthian, from ge- (prefix implying completeness) + forthian 'to further', from forthThe original sense was 'promote, perform, accomplish', later 'manage, be in a position to do'
afford
动词 afford:
be able to spare or give up
be the cause or source of
同义词：yield, give
have the financial means to do something or buy something
afford access to
同义词：open, give
afford
1. "You can't afford to ignore them, Chung-wei!
“不过，仲翁，你不要太写意！
2. A married man can't even afford a good port.
一个结了婚的人甚至连好的葡萄酒也喝不起。
3. I cannot afford the loss of a single hour.
一小时我也不能损失。
4. We just can't afford not to streamline.
不改革，不行。
5. It will afford me a great pleasure to have dinner with you.
与你们共进晚餐将是我的一大乐事。
6. A new bicycle is out of the question we can't afford it.
买新自行车的事谈不到－－我们买不起
7. We can't afford to go abroad this summer.
今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。
8. I can't afford a holiday this summer.
今年夏天我无法度假。
9. He's not the sort of man you can afford no reckon.
他不是那种你可以置之不理的人。
10. He cannot afford to offend his employer.
他不能得罪他的雇主。
11. He can hardly afford an apartment.
他买不起一套住房。
12. He can't afford a new house,and no more can I.
他买不起新房，我也买不起。
13. He can' t afford a new car, and no more can I.
他买不起新车，我也买不起。
14. He couldn't afford the fare; he thumbed his way all over Europe.
他付不起车费,於是他搭便车走遍欧洲。
15. They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
他们再也不能损失员工了。
16. They want to start a family but can't afford it at the moment.
他们想生个孩子，但暂时还养不起。
17. They can ill afford the multifarious expenses.
他们无力承担这些五花八门的开支。
18. Eg.They can't afford to equip their army properly.
他们无力把军队好。
19. They can't afford to equip their army.
他们无力装备自己的军队。
20. They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not.
他们没有考虑是否抽得出时间。
21. They can't afford a home help, so they have to do for themselves.
他们请不起女佣人，所以只好自己做家务活。
22. He can't afford to disoBey his Boss.
他可不敢违抗老板。
23. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
他告诉我公司无法支付如此巨额的工资。
24. He is so poor that he cannot afford to buy a house.
他很穷买不起房子。
25. He can comfortably afford the extra expense.
他支付这些额外的费用毫无问题。
26. Do the law of his country afford him a remedy ?
他的国家的法律使他得到赔偿了吗?
27. If he can afford a luxury yacht, then a fortiori he can afford to pay his debts.
他若能买得起豪华的快艇，就更能匀出钱来还债了。
28. He says he can perfectly well afford to support the child.
他说他有足够的经济能力来供养这孩子。
29. He says he really can't afford to wait another day.
他说他确实一天也等不了啦。
30. The price is way above what we can afford.
价格高得我们绝对付不起。
31. No country can afford to neglect education.
任何国家都不容忽视教育。
32. We wish we could afford to buy a new car.
但愿我们能买一辆新车。
33. But the subway have so many obvious advantage that no one except the rich can afford not to use it.
但是地铁有许多明显的优点。除了有钱人，没有谁可以不乘地铁。
34. You just can't afford to let her hang-ups cheapen our relationship.
你也不应该毫不容情地让她成为阻止我们相好的障碍。
35. We are grateful for whatever amount you can afford.
你买得起多少，我们都欢迎。
36. You can't afford (ie are not in a position to spend) 90.
你可不能花90英镑。
37. You can probably afford this one.
你可能负担得起这栋房子。
38. You can ill afford to waste your money.
你是经不起浪费你的金钱的。
39. What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay?
你最多能出多少钱?
40. You can't afford to give a condemnation.
你根本没有资格指责别人。
41. Can you really afford this amount?
你真付得起这个总数吗？
42. Can you afford to lend me some money?
你能借给我一些钱吗?
43. Are you able to afford the time for a holiday ?
你能抽出时间去度假吗?
44. Can you afford this much (ie as much as this)?
你花得起这麽多钱吗?
45. Can't you get it into your thick skull that we can't afford it?
你这个笨脑瓜难道不明白我们买不起吗？
46. What do you mean, he can't afford it? He's absolutely rolling (in money)!
你这是怎麽说，他负担不起? 他可有的是钱！
47. We would give more examples if we could afford the space.
假如我们能匀出篇幅来，就可以多举些例子了。
48. A person of your means can afford it.
像你这样有钱的人才买得起.
49. We cannot afford another slip-up like this one.
像这样的差错我们再犯不得了。
50. The firm cannot afford to carry passengers.
公司养不起白吃饭的人。
51. I can't afford to run a car on my salary.
凭我的薪水我是开不起汽车的。
52. Stop playing about with those girls, you can't afford to waste any more tine.
别在同那些女孩子瞎混了，你可再不能浪费时间了。
53. With only two days to go we can't afford to relax.
只有两天时间了,我们可不能松懈.
54. Only a man of means could afford such a big house.
只有富人才买得起这样的大宅第。
55. Only the well-to-do could afford to patronize them.
只有富人才能资助他们。
56. Only the well-to-do can afford these houses.
只有富人能买得起这些房子。
57. Only some of the farms could afford to buy large agricultural machinery.
只有某些农场有条件购买大型农业机械了。
58. Well, I can not afford to displease my boss.
哎，我可得罪不起我的老板。
59. Because China could not afford any more disorder or unrest.
因为中国不能再折腾，不能再动荡。
60. The nation could not afford frivolous and lavish promises.
国家不能轻易和过分地许诺。
61. I'll get along with a bicycle until we can afford a car.
在我们买得起汽车以前，我将继续用单车凑合凑合。
62. In my line of business you can't afford to carry large stocks of goods which may soon be out of date.
在我做的这种买卖内你可买不了大批存货，因为它们可能很快就过时了。
63. Only wealthy people could afford to be treated with it in the old society.
在旧社会只有有钱人才有条件用它进行治疗。
64. Frankly I can not imagine how any manager can afford to get rid of it.
坦率地说我不能想象哪个经理能摆脱得了它。
65. People who are out of work cannot afford to scoff at any job.
失业的人就不能看不起任何工作。
66. The only way a woman can provide for herself decently is to be good to some man that can afford to be good to her.
女人为自己(老后)的体面作准备的唯一办法，是好好儿地对待一个有充分能力体贴她的男人。
67. She rationalized her decision to abandon her baby by saying she could not afford to keep it.
她为抛弃婴儿事辩称自己抚养不起。
68. She can't afford to buy a computer.
她买不起电脑。
69. She could not afford to displease her boss.
她得罪不起她的上司。
70. How on earth can she afford that?
她怎么可能负担得起呢?
71. She could well afford to pay for it herself.
她自己完全买得起。
72. Now this is our big chance to take the enemy pillbox and we can't afford to miss out.
好，这是我们夺取敌人碉堡的好机会，千万不能错过。
73. Nowadays few working parents can afford a housekeeper.
如今很少有工作的父母雇得起女管家的。
74. If you are going to marry my daughter, I must ask if you can afford to maintain her in the manner to which she has been accustomed?
如果你打算娶我的女儿，那我就必须问问你是否能维持她原来习惯的生活方式？
75. He'd go there now if he could afford it.
如果抽得出时间的话，他现在会到那儿去的。
76. They cannot afford to specialize on its food.
它们不能把自己的食物局限于某一种类。
77. Practically speaking, we can't afford it.
实际说来，我们买不起这东西。
78. Her loiters afford a clue to her intentions.
对于她的意图她的信件提供了一条线索。
79. I can't afford to neglect my work.
对工作我一点也不能疏忽大意。
80. Although it is cheap, he still can't afford it.
尽管便宜，他还是付不起钱。