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afford
英：【əfɔ:d】美：【əˈfɔrd, əˈford】
英：
美：
v.
花费得起, 能够做, 承担得起(后果), 提供,给予
动词过去分词:
afforded
动词过去式:
afforded
动词现在分词:
affording
动词第三人称单数:
affords
1 、They can ill
afford
the multifarious expenses.───他们无力承担这些五花八门的开支。
2 、He can t
afford
a new car, and no more can I.───他买不起新车，我也买不起。
3 、"You cant
afford
to ignore them, Chung-wei!───“不过，仲翁，你不要太写意！
4 、Can you
afford
this much (ie as much as this)?───你花得起这麽多钱吗?
5 、The only way a woman can provide for herself decently is to be good to some man that can
afford
to be good to her.───女人为自己(老后)的体面作准备的唯一办法，是好好儿地对待一个有充分能力体贴她的男人。
6 、No country can
afford
to neglect education.───任何国家都不容忽视教育。
7 、He couldnt
afford
the fare; he thumbed his way all over Europe.───他付不起车费,於是他搭便车走遍欧洲。
8 、Stop playing about with those girls, you cant
afford
to waste any more tine.───别在同那些女孩子瞎混了，你可再不能浪费时间了。
9 、He cant
afford
a new house,and no more can I.───他买不起新房，我也买不起。
10 、What do you mean, he cant
afford
it? Hes absolutely rolling (in money)!───你这是怎麽说，他负担不起? 他可有的是钱！
11 、Speaking on behalf of the mayors office, we can
afford
a settlement more than we can
afford
the 24hour news cycle going for our jugulars.─── 代表市长办公室 我们可以支付和解金 但承担不起24小时滚动新闻 带来的负面影响
12 、They could ill
afford
to lose any more staff.───他们再也不能损失员工了。
13 、We would give more examples if we could
afford
the space.───假如我们能匀出篇幅来，就可以多举些例子了。
14 、Frankly I can not imagine how any manager can
afford
to get rid of it.───坦率地说我不能想象哪个经理能摆脱得了它。
15 、A married man cant even
afford
a good port.───一个结了婚的人甚至连好的葡萄酒也喝不起。
16 、Hes not the sort of man you can
afford
no reckon.───他不是那种你可以置之不理的人。
17 、Practically speaking, we cant
afford
it.───实际说来，我们买不起这东西。
18 、He is so poor that he cannot
afford
to buy a house.───他很穷买不起房子。
19 、He says he really cant
afford
to wait another day.───他说他确实一天也等不了啦。
20 、The firm cannot
afford
to carry passengers.───公司养不起白吃饭的人。
21 、We cannot
afford
another slip-up like this one.───像这样的差错我们再犯不得了。
22 、Can you really
afford
this amount?───你真付得起这个总数吗？
23 、Sir, respectfully, if you cant
afford
to tip, you cant
afford
to eat here.─── 先生 恭敬说一句 你要是给不起小费 那你在这儿也吃不起
24 、He told me that the firm could not
afford
to pay such large salaries.───他告诉我公司无法支付如此巨额的工资。
25 、He can hardly
afford
an apartment.───他买不起一套住房。
26 、I bought you a car because you couldnt
afford
one, but suddenly you can
afford
all of this.─── 我给你买车是因为你买不起 但你一下子就有钱买这些了
27 、Hed go there now if he could
afford
it.───如果抽得出时间的话，他现在会到那儿去的。
28 、Are you able to
afford
the time for a holiday ?───你能抽出时间去度假吗?
29 、Only wealthy people could
afford
to be treated with it in the old society.───在旧社会只有有钱人才有条件用它进行治疗。
30 、We just cant
afford
not to streamline.───不改革，不行。
31 、In my line of business you cant
afford
to carry large stocks of goods which may soon be out of date.───在我做的这种买卖内你可买不了大批存货，因为它们可能很快就过时了。
32 、Which I cant
afford
, because of the crack.─── 不过我是买不起的 我全拿来吸毒了
33 、He cant
afford
to disoBey his Boss.───他可不敢违抗老板。
34 、But the subway have so many obvious advantage that no one except the rich can
afford
not to use it.───但是地铁有许多明显的优点。除了有钱人，没有谁可以不乘地铁。
35 、Sticking these kids in jail when they cant
afford
bail, they cant
afford
lawyers, because they made a dumb decision, it doesnt work.─── 他们只因为一时犯傻 然后付不起保释金 请不起律师 就把他们关进监狱里是解决不了问题的
36 、Only a man of means could
afford
such a big house.───只有富人才买得起这样的大宅第。
37 、Do the law of his country
afford
him a remedy ?───他的国家的法律使他得到赔偿了吗?
38 、Her loiters
afford
a clue to her intentions.───对于她的意图她的信件提供了一条线索。
39 、The price is way above what we can
afford
.───价格高得我们绝对付不起。
40 、She cant
afford
to buy a computer.───她买不起电脑。
41 、Well, I can not
afford
to displease my boss.───哎，我可得罪不起我的老板。
42 、We are grateful for whatever amount you can
afford
.───你买得起多少，我们都欢迎。
43 、We cant
afford
to go abroad this summer.───今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。
44 、Only the well-to-do can
afford
these houses.───只有富人能买得起这些房子。
45 、They want to start a family but cant
afford
it at the moment.───他们想生个孩子，但暂时还养不起。
46 、People who are out of work cannot
afford
to scoff at any job.───失业的人就不能看不起任何工作。
47 、Although it is cheap, he still cant
afford
it.───尽管便宜，他还是付不起钱。
48 、It will
afford
me a great pleasure to have dinner with you.───与你们共进晚餐将是我的一大乐事。
49 、Cant
afford
a room with a view, but you can
afford
a $6,000 watch.─── 住不起观景房 却戴得起六千元的表
50 、I cant
afford
the both of you, but I can
afford
him.─── 我可请不起两个人 但还能请得起他
51 、We wish we could
afford
to buy a new car.───但愿我们能买一辆新车。
52 、If you are going to marry my daughter, I must ask if you can
afford
to maintain her in the manner to which she has been accustomed?───如果你打算娶我的女儿，那我就必须问问你是否能维持她原来习惯的生活方式？
53 、You can probably
afford
this one.───你可能负担得起这栋房子。
54 、He says he can perfectly well
afford
to support the child.───他说他有足够的经济能力来供养这孩子。
55 、What is the absolute maximum you can
afford
to pay?───你最多能出多少钱?
56 、She could not
afford
to displease her boss.───她得罪不起她的上司。
57 、Yeah, you know, if these people can
afford
to pay for yoga, they can
afford
to pay me to rent a scooter.─── 如果这些家伙负担得起瑜伽课 他们也能付得起滑板车的租金
58 、Ill get along with a bicycle until we can
afford
a car.───在我们买得起汽车以前，我将继续用单车凑合凑合。
59 、They cant
afford
a home help, so they have to do for themselves.───他们请不起女佣人，所以只好自己做家务活。
60 、They cannot
afford
to specialize on its food.───它们不能把自己的食物局限于某一种类。
61 、Only the well-to-do could
afford
to patronize them.───只有富人才能资助他们。
62 、I cannot
afford
the loss of a single hour.───一小时我也不能损失。
63 、With only two days to go we cant
afford
to relax.───只有两天时间了,我们可不能松懈.
64 、They cant
afford
to equip their army.───他们无力装备自己的军队。
65 、Because China could not
afford
any more disorder or unrest.───因为中国不能再折腾，不能再动荡。
66 、A new bicycle is out of the question we cant
afford
it.───买新自行车的事谈不到－－我们买不起
67 、Nowadays few working parents can
afford
a housekeeper.───如今很少有工作的父母雇得起女管家的。
68 、I couldnt
afford
them if they were real.─── 如果是真迹的话 我可买不起
69 、You can ill
afford
to waste your money.───你是经不起浪费你的金钱的。
70 、You cant
afford
to give a condemnation.───你根本没有资格指责别人。
71 、Now this is our big chance to take the enemy pillbox and we cant
afford
to miss out.───好，这是我们夺取敌人碉堡的好机会，千万不能错过。
72 、He cannot
afford
to offend his employer.───他不能得罪他的雇主。
73 、Can you
afford
to lend me some money?───你能借给我一些钱吗?
74 、The nation could not
afford
frivolous and lavish promises.───国家不能轻易和过分地许诺。
75 、I cant
afford
to neglect my work.───对工作我一点也不能疏忽大意。
76 、They did not consider whether they could
afford
the time or not.───他们没有考虑是否抽得出时间。
77 、Cant you get it into your thick skull that we cant
afford
it?───你这个笨脑瓜难道不明白我们买不起吗？
78 、How on earth can she
afford
that?───她怎么可能负担得起呢?
79 、She could well
afford
to pay for it herself.───她自己完全买得起。
80 、You just cant
afford
to let her hang-ups cheapen our relationship.───你也不应该毫不容情地让她成为阻止我们相好的障碍。
81 、You cant
afford
(ie are not in a position to spend) 90.───你可不能花90英镑。
82 、Only some of the farms could
afford
to buy large agricultural machinery.───只有某些农场有条件购买大型农业机械了。
83 、If he can
afford
a luxury yacht, then a fortiori he can
afford
to pay his debts.───他若能买得起豪华的快艇，就更能匀出钱来还债了。
84 、Always seemed to me, as far as conscience goes, the sweet spot is you either be poor enough you cant
afford
to have one or rich enough you can
afford
to hire someone to carry the weight.─── 我一直觉得良心这个东西 它的好处在于 你要么穷到没有良心 要么富到可以 雇别人干丧良心的事
85 、I cant
afford
a holiday this summer.───今年夏天我无法度假。
86 、A person of your means can
afford
it.───像你这样有钱的人才买得起.
87 、Eg.They cant
afford
to equip their army properly.───他们无力把军队好。
88 、She rationalized her decision to abandon her baby by saying she could not
afford
to keep it.───她为抛弃婴儿事辩称自己抚养不起。
89 、He can comfortably
afford
the extra expense.───他支付这些额外的费用毫无问题。
90 、I cant
afford
to run a car on my salary.───凭我的薪水我是开不起汽车的。
afford的用法
1.【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 or time to be able to buy or to do sth 买得起；（有时间）做，能做
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。
She felt she couldn’t afford any more time off work.
她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。
※ afford to do sth
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。
※ afford sth to do sth
He couldn’t afford the money to go on the trip.
这次旅行他钱不够。
2.【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 sth, you mean that you should not do it because it will cause problems for you if you do 承担得起（后果）
We cannot afford to ignore this warning.
我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。
They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
他们再也不能损失员工了。
We cannot afford any more delays.
我们不能再有任何耽搁了。
3.(formal) to provide sb with sth 提供；给予
The tree affords some shelter from the sun.
这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。
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。
afford的用法
afford to do sth.负担得起做某事
agree to do sth.同意做某事
arrange to do sth.安排做某事
ask to do sth.要求做某事
beg to do sth.请求做某事
care to do sth.想要做某事
choose to do sth.决定做某事
decide to do sth.决定做某事
demand to do sth.要求做某事
determine to do sth.决心做某事
expect to do sth.期待做某事
fear to do sth.害怕做某事
help to do sth.帮助做某事
hope to do sth.希望做某事
learn to do sth.学习做某事
manage to do sth.设法做某事
offer to do sth.主动提出做某事
plan to do sth.计划做某事
prepare to do sth.准备做某事
pretend to do sth.假装做某事
promise to do sth.答应做某事
refuse to do sth.拒绝做某事
want to do sth.想要做某事
wish to do sth.希望做某事
注：有些不及物动词后习惯上也接不定式,不接动名词：
aim to do sth.打算做某事
fail to do sth.未能做某事
long to do sth.渴望做某事
happen to do sth.碰巧做某事
hesitate to do sth.犹豫做某事
struggle to do sth.努力做某事
二、接不定式作宾补的36个常用动词
advise sb.to do sth.建议某人做某事
allow sb.to do sth.允许某人做某事
ask sb.to do sth.请（叫）某人做某事
bear sb.to do sth.忍受某人做某事
beg sb.to do sth.请求某人做某事
cause sb.to do sth.导致某人做某事
command sb.to do sth.命令某人做某事
drive sb.to do sth .驱使某人做某事
elect sb.to do sth.选举某人做某事
encourage sb.to do sth.鼓励某人做某事
expect sb.to do sth.期望某人做某事
forbid sb.to do sth.禁止某人做某事
force sb.to do sth.强迫某人做某事
get sb.to do sth.使（要）某人做某事
hate sb.to do sth.讨厌某人做某事
help sb.to do sth.帮助某人做某事
intend sb.to do sth.打算要某人做某事
invite sb.to do sth.邀请某人做某事
leave sb.to do sth.留下某人做某事
like sb.to do sth.喜欢某人做某事
mean sb.to do sth.打算要某人做某事
need sb.to do sth.需要某人做某事
oblige sb.to do sth.迫使某人做某事
order sb.to do sth.命令某人做某事
permit sb.to do sth.允许某人做某事
persuade sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事
prefer sb.to do sth.宁愿某人做某事
request sb.to do sth.要求某人做某事
remind sb.to do sth.提醒某人做某事
teach sb.to do sth .教某人做某事
tell sb.to do sth.告诉某人做某事
train sb.to do sth.训练某人做某事
trouble sb.to do sth.麻烦某人做某事
want sb.to do sth.想要某人做某事
warn sb.to do sth.警告某人做某事
wish sb.to do sth.希望某人做某事