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afford

afford的读音 : 🔊

afford

音标:[əˈfɔːd]

意思

动词:指有足够的资源(如金钱、时间、能力等)去做某事,尤其指能够支付某物的费用或承担某个行为。

动词**(较正式)**:提供或给予某物。

翻译

能够承担(费用);买得起;有能力做

提供,给予(尤指机会、时间或帮助)

读音

英式发音:/əˈfɔːd/

美式发音:/əˈfɔrd/

用法

afford 表示有足够的钱或资源去做某事,常用在经济上下文中。

afford 也可表示提供或给予某种机会、经验等。

例句

I can't afford to buy a new car right now.
(我现在买不起一辆新车。)

She can't afford to go on vacation this year.
(她今年负担不起去度假。)

We can't afford any more delays on this project.
(我们不能再拖延这个项目了。)

He couldn't afford the luxury of taking a day off.
(他没有时间休息的奢侈。)

The hotel room costs more than I can afford.
(这家酒店的房间比我能负担得起的贵。)

She can afford to take a break after working for years.
(她在工作了多年后,可以负担得起休息一下。)

The company cannot afford to lose more customers.
(公司不能再失去更多的客户。)

I can afford a few mistakes in my early years of work.
(在我工作初期,我可以容忍几次失误。)

The scholarship will afford him the opportunity to study abroad.
(这个奖学金将为他提供出国留学的机会。)

That charity can afford to help thousands of people.
(那个慈善机构能够帮助成千上万的人。)

短语搭配

afford to do something:有能力做某事

can't afford:负担不起

can't afford to do something:不能做某事,因为缺乏足够的资源

afford the luxury of something:承受做某事的奢侈(指因为经济条件宽裕)

afford someone the opportunity:为某人提供机会

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