afford

verb

/əˈfɔːd/

/əˈfɔːrd/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they afford	/əˈfɔːd/ /əˈfɔːrd/
he / she / it affords	/əˈfɔːdz/ /əˈfɔːrdz/
past simple afforded	/əˈfɔːdɪd/ /əˈfɔːrdɪd/
past participle afforded	/əˈfɔːdɪd/ /əˈfɔːrdɪd/
-ing form affording	/əˈfɔːdɪŋ/ /əˈfɔːrdɪŋ/

[no passive] (usually used with can, could or be able to, especially in negative sentences or questions通常与 can、could 或 be able to 连用，尤用于否定句或疑问句) to have enough money to be able to buy or do something买得起；（有时间）做，能做
- afford something Can we afford a new car?我们买得起一辆新车吗？
- 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。
- I’d give up work if I could afford it.如果我能负担得起，我会放弃工作。
- afford to do something We can't afford to go abroad this summer.今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。
- She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to.尽管她坐得起出租汽车，但她从来不坐。
- She can well afford to pay for herself.她自己完全能够付得起钱。
- They couldn't afford to buy a house there.他们在那里买不起房子。
- We can't afford to have children.我们生不起孩子。
- afford something to do something He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip.这次旅行他钱不够。
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- afford
- bank
- bankrupt
- capital
- economy
- expense
- finance
- invest
- money
- profit
- I couldn't possibly afford to eat in that restaurant.那家饭馆我根本吃不起。
- We can afford to go to Miami this year.我们今年有足够的钱去迈阿密。
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Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- easily
- well
- barely
- …
verb + afford
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
[no passive] (usually used with can or could, especially in negative sentences and questions通常与 can 或 could 连用，尤用于否定句或疑问句) if you say that you can’t afford to do something, you mean that you should not do it because it will cause problems for you if you do承担得起（后果）
- afford to do something We cannot afford to ignore this warning.我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。
- (formal) They could ill afford to lose any more staff.他们再也不能损失员工了。
- The people who suffer most are those who can least afford to lose.最吃亏的人是最输不起的人。
- We simply can't afford to take any risks. 我们承担不起任何风险。
- afford something She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work.她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。
- We cannot afford any more delays.我们不能再有任何耽搁了。
(formal) to provide somebody with something提供；给予
- afford something The tree affords some shelter from the sun.这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。
- The legislation aims to afford protection to employees.这项立法旨在为雇员提供保护。
- afford somebody something Being a college professor affords you the opportunity simply to write and do research.作为一名大学教授，你有机会简单地写作和做研究。
- 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。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitives
Verbs usually followed by infinitives
- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish

词源late Old English geforthian, from ge- (prefix implying completeness) + forthian ‘to further’, from forth. The original sense was ‘promote, perform, accomplish’, later ‘manage, be in a position to do’.