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afford v.花费得起；能够做；承担得起(后果)；提供；给予 (1) 只有富人能买得起这些房子。(2) 今年夏天我无法度假。(3) 我们可以不计较小过。(4) 我们付不起这个价钱。(5) 他们再也不能损失员工了。(6) 我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。(7) 这些树提供了荫凉。 Afford is a verb that has to do with means. You either have a surplus and therefore can afford something, or else you have a deficit and can’t. It can be in the monetary sense: "$100 for cashmere socks? I can’t afford that!” It can also refer to time: “Since my train wasn't scheduled to leave for another hour, I could afford to wait for my sister ten more minutes.” Or even access: “The castle walls afforded a wonderful view of the moat.”

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英 [ə'fɔːd] 美 [ə'fɔːrd] (1) Only the well-to-do can afford these houses.(2) I can't afford a holiday this summer.(3) We can afford to overlook minor offences.(4) We can't afford to pay such a price.(5) They could ill afford to lose any more staff.(6) We cannot afford to ignore this warning.(7) These trees afford a pleasant shade. To afford means you have enough money or time for something. If you only have ten dollars on you, you can't afford to buy a twenty dollar hat. 1[VERB 动词]买得起；负担得起 If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.   [V n]  [V to-inf]My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford...艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。We couldn't afford to buy a new rug.我们买不起新的小地毯。2[VERB 动词]经得住；承受得起 If you say that you cannot afford to do something or allow it to happen, you mean that you must not do it or must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to you.   [V to-inf]  [V n]We can't afford to wait...我们等不起。The country could not afford the luxury of an election.该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。3[VERB 动词]提供；给予 If someone or something affords you an opportunity or protection, they give it to you.   [V n n]  [V n]  [V-ed]  [FORMAL 正式]This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change...这给我们提供了就系统可能如何改变进行提问的机会。It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.这房间虽然很冷，但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。...the protection afforded by the police.警方提供的保护

英语单词	afford
英美音标	英 [ə'fɔːd] 美 [ə'fɔːrd]
中文释义	v.花费得起；能够做；承担得起(后果)；提供；给予
英语例句	(1) Only the well-to-do can afford these houses. (2) I can't afford a holiday this summer. (3) We can afford to overlook minor offences. (4) We can't afford to pay such a price. (5) They could ill afford to lose any more staff. (6) We cannot afford to ignore this warning. (7) These trees afford a pleasant shade.
中文例句	(1) 只有富人能买得起这些房子。 (2) 今年夏天我无法度假。 (3) 我们可以不计较小过。 (4) 我们付不起这个价钱。 (5) 他们再也不能损失员工了。 (6) 我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。 (7) 这些树提供了荫凉。
vocabulary简明	To afford means you have enough money or time for something. If you only have ten dollars on you, you can't afford to buy a twenty dollar hat.
vocabulary扩展	Afford is a verb that has to do with means. You either have a surplus and therefore can afford something, or else you have a deficit and can’t. It can be in the monetary sense: "$100 for cashmere socks? I can’t afford that!” It can also refer to time: “Since my train wasn't scheduled to leave for another hour, I could afford to wait for my sister ten more minutes.” Or even access: “The castle walls afforded a wonderful view of the moat.”
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]买得起；负担得起 If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it. [V n] [V to-inf] My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator... 我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。 The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford... 艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。 We couldn't afford to buy a new rug. 我们买不起新的小地毯。 2 [VERB 动词]经得住；承受得起 If you say that you cannot afford to do something or allow it to happen, you mean that you must not do it or must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to you. [V to-inf] [V n] We can't afford to wait... 我们等不起。 The country could not afford the luxury of an election. 该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。 3 [VERB 动词]提供；给予 If someone or something affords you an opportunity or protection, they give it to you. [V n n] [V n] [V-ed] [FORMAL 正式] This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change... 这给我们提供了就系统可能如何改变进行提问的机会。 It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City. 这房间虽然很冷，但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。 ...the protection afforded by the police. 警方提供的保护

Afford [V N I Verb 动词 Pay Money