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基本釋義

v.
買得起; 承受得住; 提供; 抽得出(時間)

詞性變化

實用例句

She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to.

盡管她坐得起出租汽車,但她從未坐過。

牛津詞典

He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip.

他不夠錢去進(jìn)行這次旅行。

牛津詞典

(formal)They could ill afford to lose any more staff.

他們再也不能損失員工了。

牛津詞典

We cannot afford to ignore this warning.

我們對這個警告絕不能等閑視之。

牛津詞典

We cannot afford any more delays.

我們不能再有任何耽擱了。

牛津詞典

The tree affords some shelter from the sun.

這棵樹可以擋一擋太陽。

牛津詞典

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

這項計劃給年輕人提供了獲得工作經(jīng)驗的機會。

牛津詞典

affordable prices/housing

付得起的價格;買得起的住宅

牛津詞典

We can't afford to go abroad this summer.

今年夏天我們沒有足夠的錢去國外。

牛津詞典

Can we afford a new car?

我們買得起一輛新車嗎?

牛津詞典

None of them could afford £50 for a ticket.

他們中沒有哪個拿得出50英鎊買一張票。

牛津詞典

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

她覺得再也抽不出時間歇班了。

牛津詞典

It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.

這房間雖然很冷,但是它能讓人將古城的景致盡收眼底。

The country could not afford the luxury of an election.

該國負(fù)擔(dān)不起選舉這樣奢侈的事。

This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change...

這給我們提供了就系統(tǒng)可能如何改變進(jìn)行提問的機會。

My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...

我父母甚至買不起一臺新冰箱。

The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford...

藝術(shù)品應(yīng)該以人們能夠承受的價格面向更多的人出售。

We can't afford to wait...

我們等不起。

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

因為你, 我總與身邊的女孩保持一定的距離.

期刊摘選

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

別指望今年夏天出國, 我們可能負(fù)擔(dān)不起旅行費用.

《簡明英漢詞典》

These lands afford good pasture.

這些地方有好的牧草.

《簡明英漢詞典》

I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings.

我度不起假, 那樣會把我的積蓄用光的.

《簡明英漢詞典》

I can't afford to buy you another car — do you think I'm made of money?

我可沒能力再為你買一輛車了,你以為我很有錢 嗎 ?

《簡明英漢詞典》

These trees afford a pleasant shade.

這些樹下有一片宜人的樹陰.

《簡明英漢詞典》

None of us can afford It'separately, so let's pool our resources.

我們之中誰也不能單獨買得起這東西, 所以我們就集資購買吧.

《簡明英漢詞典》

I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.

我要是能天天吃到新鮮的肉就好了.

《簡明英漢詞典》

I cannot afford to offend him.

我惹不起他.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

I used to go out nearly every night but I decided to knock it on the head because I couldn't really afford it.

我以前幾乎每晚外出,但我決定停止,因為我實在抽不出時間.

《簡明英漢詞典》

I can't afford a ticket. I'm spent up.

我把錢花光, 沒錢買票了.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries?

他告訴我說,公司付不起那么多薪水了.

《用法詞典》

真題例句

They can only afford small apartments.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

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月閱讀原文

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月閱讀原文

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月閱讀原文

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月閱讀原文

Most people couldn't afford to do otherwise.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

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

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

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

出自-2012年6月閱讀原文

Few people can afford it without working hard.

出自-2011年12月閱讀原文

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月閱讀原文

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月聽力原文

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月四級真題(第二套)聽力 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月四級真題(第二套)閱讀 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月四級真題(第一套)閱讀 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月閱讀原文

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

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

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月聽力原文

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

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

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月閱讀原文

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

出自-2014年6月閱讀原文

They cannot afford the time and expenses of rearing children.

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

They cannot afford the high tuition.

出自-2011年6月閱讀原文

He cannot afford to have a coffee break.

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

He can't afford to go traveling yet.

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

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

2018年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

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

2019年12月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 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月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 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月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

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

2015年高考英語天津卷 完形填空 原文

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

2016年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

The poor could hardly afford school education.

2015年高考英語福建卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 選項

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

出自-2009年考研閱讀原文

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

出自-2013年考研閱讀原文

It could make extra training and instruction affordable.

出自-2018年考研閱讀原文

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

2013年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

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"

同義詞辨析

equip, furnish, supply, provide, afford

這些動詞都含有"提供,供給"之意。

  • equip: 側(cè)重提供與技術(shù)有關(guān)的裝備或設(shè)備等。
  • furnish: 多指添置家具等供給生活的必需品或為生活舒適提供所需的服務(wù)設(shè)施。
  • supply: 普通用詞,指提供任何所需求的東西。
  • provide與supply近義,但強調(diào)人的深謀遠(yuǎn)慮,側(cè)重用貯備等方法作充分準(zhǔn)備。
  • afford: 一般只用于對抽象事物提供,也可指經(jīng)濟能力上的供給或支付。

同義詞

vt.買得起

themeanshave

vt.提供,給予

supplyofferfurnish

其他釋義

yieldsupplyfurnish

最新英語單詞

行業(yè)英語