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afford是什么意思

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afford 是什么意思

音标:[ ə'fɔ:d ]  

中文翻译与英英解释

vt.
1.(财力、时间等)足以承担(损失、后果等),花费得起,经受得住。 〔与 can, may 连用〕。
2.给与,供给;产,生产,出产。
短语和例子
I cannot afford the expense [time]. 我花不起这笔费用[腾不出工夫来]。 I cannot afford to be critical. 我不能苛求。 afford sb. an opportunity 给予某人(…)机会。 The earth affords grain. 土地出产粮食。
be able to spare or give up; "I can''t afford to spend two hours with this person"

be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
同义词:yield, give,

afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
同义词:open, give,

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?"

例句与用法

1.We cannot afford to sleep away our life .
我们可没有时间整天睡大觉。

2.What she has said affords much food for thought .
她这话耐人寻味。

3.We can afford to buy a house between us .
我们有能力合买一所房子。

4.Senator javits could not afford to miss .
贾维茨参谋员可不能扑空。

5.You can't afford to give a condemnation .
你根本没有资格指责别人。

6.The devils could afford to take their time !
这些混蛋确实用不着着急啊!

7.Your letter has afforded me much pleasure .
接到来函我大为高兴。

8.I couldn't afford to lose anyone .
我不愿失去他们中间任何一人。

9.We can afford to overlook minor offences .
我们可以不计较小过。

10.I can not afford to run a car on my salary .
凭我的薪水我是开不起汽车的。

 
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