afford
基本释义
- v.买得起; 承受得住; 提供; 抽得出(时间)
词性变化
- 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;
实用例句
She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to.
尽管她坐得起出租汽车,但她从未坐过。
牛津词典
He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip.
他不够钱去进行这次旅行。
牛津词典
(formal)They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
他们再也不能损失员工了。
牛津词典
We cannot afford to ignore this warning.
我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。
牛津词典
We cannot afford any more delays.
我们不能再有任何耽搁了。
牛津词典
The tree affords some shelter from the sun.
这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。
牛津词典
The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience.
这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。
牛津词典
affordable prices/housing
付得起的价格;买得起的住宅
牛津词典
We can't afford to go abroad this summer.
今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。
牛津词典
Can we afford a new car?
我们买得起一辆新车吗?
牛津词典
None of them could afford £50 for a ticket.
他们中没有哪个拿得出50英镑买一张票。
牛津词典
She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work.
她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。
牛津词典
It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.
这房间虽然很冷,但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。
The country could not afford the luxury of an election.
该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。
This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change...
这给我们提供了就系统可能如何改变进行提问的机会。
My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。
The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford...
艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。
We can't afford to wait...
我们等不起。
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.
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I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings.
我度不起假, 那样会把我的积蓄用光的.
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I can't afford to buy you another car — do you think I'm made of money?
我可没能力再为你买一辆车了,你以为我很有钱 吗 ?
《简明英汉词典》
These trees afford a pleasant shade.
这些树下有一片宜人的树阴.
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None of us can afford It'separately, so let's pool our resources.
我们之中谁也不能单独买得起这东西, 所以我们就集资购买吧.
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I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.
我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了.
《简明英汉词典》
I cannot afford to offend him.
我惹不起他.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I used to go out nearly every night but I decided to knock it on the head because I couldn't really afford it.
我以前几乎每晚外出,但我决定停止,因为我实在抽不出时间.
《简明英汉词典》
I can't afford a ticket. I'm spent up.
我把钱花光, 没钱买票了.
《简明英汉词典》
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries?
他告诉我说,公司付不起那么多薪水了.
《用法词典》
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 BGenerally, 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 BThe 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 CWhile 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 BMeanwhile, 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 COver 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 BThe 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 BIt 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
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"
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