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afford sth
We can't afford a new car right now.
我们现在买不起新车。
买得起；负担得起
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买得起；负担得起
have enough money to pay for
We can't afford a new car right now.
我们现在买不起新车。
承受得起；承担
To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.
提供；给予
To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.
afford
Base
原形
affords
3rd person
第三人称单数
affording
-ing
现在分词
afforded
Past
过去式
afforded
Past participle
过去分词
I can afford this car.
我买得起这辆车。
She afforded the time to help.
她抽出了时间帮忙。
They have afforded us great support.
他们给了我们很大的支持。
常用于can/could/be able to后，表示‘负担得起’；也可表示‘提供、给予’
Many students cannot afford to buy textbooks.
许多学生买不起课本。
Can we afford a trip to Japan this winter?
今年冬天我们负担得起去日本旅行吗？
They saved money so they could afford a better apartment.
他们省下钱，以便能租得起更好的公寓。
We can't afford a new car right now.
我们现在买不起新车。
She can afford to take a vacation this year.
她今年能负担得起去度假。
此义项较正式，常用于抽象事物。
The balcony affords a beautiful view of the city.
阳台提供了城市的美景。
Not this
Can you afford me some money?
Use this
Can you lend me some money?
afford 表示‘买得起/承担得起’时不能接双宾语，正确表达应使用 lend/give 等动词。
Not this
I can't afford going there this year.
Use this
I can't afford to go there this year.
afford 后应接不定式，不接动名词。表示‘负担得起做某事’要用 afford to do 结构。
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买得起；有能力负担
I can afford a new car.
我买得起一辆新车。
承担得起做某事
We cannot afford to waste time.
我们承担不起浪费时间。
给某人提供某物
The balcony affords us a beautiful view.
阳台给我们提供了美丽的景色。
提供机会
The program affords young people an opportunity to study abroad.
该项目为年轻人提供了出国留学的机会。
提供保护
The new law affords protection to consumers.
新法律为消费者提供保护。
提供通道/机会
The scholarship afforded her access to higher education.
该奖学金使她有机会接受高等教育。
承受不起；不能冒……的风险
We can't afford to lose any more time.
我们不能再浪费时间了。
有……的奢侈；承受得起……
In a crisis, you cannot afford the luxury of indecision.
在危机中，你承受不起犹豫不决的代价。
给（某人）提供机会
This scholarship will afford me the opportunity to study abroad.
这份奖学金将给我提供出国留学的机会。
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联想：阿福（af）买福特（ford）车，他负担得起（afford）。
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Words ending in -ord that rhyme with afford (pronounced /-ɔːrd/): cord, lord, sword, record, accord. Note that 'word' shares the spelling but is pronounced with /wɜːrd/ and does not rhyme.
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