afford

释义

v.买得起; 承受得住; 提供; 抽得出（时间）

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   affords ; 过去式 :   afforded ; 过去分词 :   afforded ; 现在分词 :   affording ; 名词 :   affordability ; 形容词 :   affordable ;

实用场景例句

The frigid area afforded a breathtaking view of the ancient Old City's historic landscape.

这个冰冷的区域展现了古城历史风貌的壮丽景色。

金山词霸

The country could not afford the exorbitant expenses of organizing an election.

这个国家负担不起组织选举的过高费用。

金山词霸

The opportunity to investigate possible modifications within the systems is afforded to us by this.

这使我们有机会研究系统中可能的变化。

金山词霸

Facing financial difficulties, my parents cannot afford a new refrigerator.

经济困难，我的父母买不起一台新冰箱。

金山词霸

Creative works should be made accessible to wider demographics at prices they can afford.

文化作品应以受众负担得起的价格向更广泛的人群开放。

金山词霸

We cannot afford to waste such precious time.

我们浪费不起如此宝贵的时间。

金山词霸

She rarely bought designer clothes, even though she could afford to.

她很少买名牌服装，尽管她买得起。

金山词霸

He couldn't afford the time to attend the meeting.

他抽不出时间去参加会议。

金山词霸

(formal)We could ill afford to make any further mistakes.

我们再也承受不起任何进一步的错误了。

金山词霸

We cannot afford to overlook this opportunity.

我们不能忽视这个机会。

金山词霸

We cannot afford any more mistakes.

我们不能再犯任何错误了。

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The river affords some relief from the summer heat.

这条河可以缓解一下夏日的炎热。

金山词霸

We can't afford to buy a new car this year.

今年我们买不起新车。

金山词霸

She couldn't afford $100 for a concert ticket.

她拿不出100美元买一张音乐会门票。

金山词霸

She thought she couldn't afford any more delays in the project.

她认为这个项目再也经不起任何拖延了。

金山词霸

Because of you, I always kept girls around me at a distance.

因为你, 我总与身边的女孩保持一定的距离.

期刊摘选

Don't figure on going abroad this summer; we may not be able to afford it.

别指望今年夏天出国, 我们可能负担不起旅行费用.

《简明英汉词典》

These lands afford good pasture.

这些地方有好的牧草.

《简明英汉词典》

真题例句

They can only afford small apartments.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

As smaller cities copy the model of these 24-hour cities, more affordable versions of these places will be created.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Once driverless cars are actually for sale, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oilproducing nations can't afford to import as much as they used to.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

To those Americans for whom money is a concern, my advice is simple: Buy what you can afford, and cook it yourself.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Most people couldn't afford to do otherwise.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Politicians who thoughtlessly promoted home-ownership for those who could not afford it?

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Few people can afford it without working hard.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Well, I guess I'd sell my watch or computer or do some odd jobs till I could afford a return plane ticket.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

And my university classmates are arranging a trip to vi sit our old campus, and I'd love to go with them, but I can't afford both.

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

Generally, young women have had growing success in the paid labor market since 1960 and hence might increasingly be expected to be able to afford to live independently of their parents.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oil-producing nations can't afford to import as much as they used to.

2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

While the practice carries serious health risks for many, those dangers are outweighed by the social and economic gains for poor urban farmers and consumers who need affordable food.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

University education is becoming attractive to students who can afford it.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

And the New Yorkers who spent a bundle on an outdoor hot tub now admit they rarely use it, because we can’t afford to heat it in winter.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

They can afford to choose easier majors in order to enjoy themselves.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable After being dogged by technical delays for years, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic's founder, had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

She was astonished by the professional possibilities afforded to young American woman.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

They cannot afford the time and expenses of rearing children.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

They cannot afford the high tuition.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

He cannot afford to have a coffee break.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

He can't afford to go traveling yet.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

If you can afford to buy prestige, that's your choice.

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

Meanwhile, pupils arrive at school hungry because their families can't afford breakfast.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Over the next few months, I realized not only could I not afford my dream school, I couldn't even afford the ones where I'd been accepted.

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

The message to young people who might not otherwise be able to afford to break into the business is, "You can purchase this $3 million piece of land here, because I'm guaranteeing you today you'll have 1, 000 Bison on it."

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

It was also much more than we could afford, but far less than the original asking price.

2015年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

She ran at the school championships barefooted because she couldn't afford shoes.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The poor could hardly afford school education.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential, they could in turn afford more education.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can’t afford not to.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

It could make extra training and instruction affordable.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainability when they can't afford not to.

2013年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Verb

1. be able to spare or give up;

"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"

2. be the cause or source of;

"He gave me a lot of trouble"

"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

3. have the financial means to do something or buy something;

"We can't afford to send our children to college"

"Can you afford this car?"

4. afford access to;

"the door opens to the patio"

"The French doors give onto a terrace"