afford

过去式：afforded过去分词：afforded现在分词：affording第三人称单数：affords

1. vt. 买得起,花得起,经得起 be able to buy or pay for, be rich enough to buy, have enough to spare
2. vt. 提供,供给 provide; give

• afford a fine view呈现出好风景
• afford a pleasant shade提供阴凉地方
• afford clothing买得起衣服
• afford much information提供许多信息
• afford rice产米
• afford the time能抽出时间
• afford sb a good profit使某人得到厚利
• afford sb a shelter from the rain使某人有避雨的地方
• afford sb great pleasure使某人感到很快乐
• afford sb great satisfaction使某人感到很满意

• hardly afford几乎买不起
• ill afford承担不起
• never afford从未负担得起
• only afford仅买得起

• afford scarcely几乎买不起
• afford well完全负担得起
• afford abundantly完全负担得起
• afford financially经济上负担得起
• afford undoubtedly毫无疑问买得起

can afford买得起；有能力负担

1. Only the well-to-do can afford these houses.
   只有富人能买得起这些房子。
2. I can't afford a holiday this summer.
   今年夏天我无法度假。
3. We can afford to overlook minor offences.
   我们可以不计较小过。
4. We can't afford to pay such a price.
   我们付不起这个价钱。
5. They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
   他们再也不能损失员工了。
6. We cannot afford to ignore this warning.
   我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。
7. These trees afford a pleasant shade.
   这些树提供了荫凉。