afford 英 [əˈfɔ:d] 　 美 [əˈfɔrd]

afford

afford　 英 [əˈfɔ:d] 美 [əˈfɔrd]

vt. 给予，提供；买得起　

进行时:affording　 过去式:afforded　 过去分词:afforded　 第三人称单数:affords　

She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work.　她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。
We can't afford to go abroad this summer.　今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。

  • 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.
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  • vt. 给予，提供；买得起

  • 1. She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work.

    她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。

  • 2. We can't afford to go abroad this summer.

    今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。

  • 3. We cannot afford to ignore this warning.

    我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。

  • 4. We cannot afford any more delays.

    我们不能再有任何耽搁了。

  • 5. The tree affords some shelter from the sun.

    这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。

  • 6. The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience.

    这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。

  • 7. affordable prices，affordable housing

    付得起的价格；买得起的住宅

  • 8. affordably priced apartments

    经济型公寓住宅

  • afford (v.) Middle English aforth, from Old English geforðian "to put forth, contribute; further, advance; carry out, accomplish," from ge- completive prefix (which in Middle English regularly reduces to a-; see a- (1)) + forðian "to further," from forð "forward, onward" (see forth).
af·ford ★ / əˈfɔːd ; NAmE əˈfɔːrd / verb 1 ★ [no passive ] ( usually used with can, couldor be able to,especially in negative sentences or questions 通常与 can、could 或 be able to 连用，尤用于否定句或疑问句 ) to have enough money or time to be able to buy or to do sth 买得起；（有时间）做，能做 affordsth ◆ Can we afford a new car? 我们买得起一辆新车吗？ ◆ None of them could afford £50 for a ticket. 他们中没有哪个拿得出 50 英镑买一张票。 ◆ She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work. 她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。 affordto do sth ◆ We can't afford to go abroad this summer. 今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。 ◆ She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to. 尽管她坐得起出租汽车，但她从未坐过。 affordsth to do sth ◆ He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip. 他不够钱去这次旅行。 2 ★ [no passive ] ( usually used with canor could,especially in negative sentences and questions 通常与 can 或 could 连用，尤用于否定句或疑问句 ) if you say that you can't affordto do sth, you mean that you should not do it because it will cause problems for you if you do 承担得起（后果） affordto do sth ◆ We cannot afford to ignore this warning. 我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。 ◆ ( formal) They could ill affordto lose any more staff. 他们再也不能损失员工了。 affordsth ◆ We cannot afford any more delays. 我们不能再有任何耽搁了。 3 ( formal) to provide sb with sth 提供；给予 affordsth ◆ The tree affords some shelter from the sun. 这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。 affordsb sth ◆ The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience. 这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。 ▶ af·ford·abil·ity / əˌfɔːdəˈbɪləti ; NAmE əˌfɔːrdəˈbɪləti / noun [uncountable ] af·ford·able / əˈfɔːdəbl ; NAmE əˈfɔːrdəbl / adjective ◆ affordable prices/housing 付得起的价格；买得起的住宅 OPP unaffordable ☞synonyms at cheap af·ford·ably / ; NAmE / adverb ◆ affordably priced apartments 经济型公寓住宅 afford affords afforded affording af·ford / əˈfɔːd ; NAmE əˈfɔːrd / af·ford·abil·ity / əˌfɔːdəˈbɪləti ; NAmE əˌfɔːrdəˈbɪləti / af·ford·able / əˈfɔːdəbl ; NAmE əˈfɔːrdəbl / af·ford·ably / ; NAmE /
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