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Derivatives :
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affordable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- afford
[ə'fɔːd]
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vt.
to be able to afford (to buy/pay) sth 买/支付得起某物
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2.
vt.
to be able to afford (to do) sth (permit o.s.) 担负得起(做)某事
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vt.
[+opportunity]
[ protection]
(provide) 提供
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- afford
[əˈfɔːrd]
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verb
能提供，担负得起
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He can't afford to lose another client.
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他负担不起再次失掉客户的后果。
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I can't afford to spend two hours with this person.
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我不能耗费两个小时与这个人在一起。
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2.
vt.
提供，给予，供给
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The mistakes within the contract afforded him great duress.
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合同中的差错给他造成极大的束缚。
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Our meeting afforded much interesting information.
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我们的会议提供了许多有趣的信息。
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3.
vt.
买得起，付得起
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We couldn't afford our yearly trip to Paris this year.
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今年我们负担不起我们的一年一次的巴黎之旅。
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We can't afford to send our children to college.
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我们负担不起孩子上大学的费用。
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Can you afford this car?
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你买得起这辆车吗？
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4.
vt.
提供通路
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The doorman wouldn't afford access to her apartment.
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门卫不允许他人进入她的住宅。
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5.
noun
[Person Name]
阿福德
Collins English-English Dictionary
- afford
[ə'fɔːd]
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vb
[preceded by can, could, etc]
to be able to do or spare something, esp without incurring financial difficulties or without risk of undesirable consequences
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we can afford to buy a small house
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I can afford to give you one of my chess sets
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we can't afford to miss this play
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2.
vb
to give, yield, or supply
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the meeting afforded much useful information
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vb
[Etymology]
Old English geforthian to further, promote, from forth forth; the Old English prefix ge- was later reduced to a-, and the modern spelling (C16) is influenced by words beginning aff-
Examples
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Can you afford the time?
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你得空吗？
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He can ill afford to refuse.
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他几乎不能拒绝。
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I can't afford to buy a new car, my salary is too low.
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我买不起新车，我的工资太低了。
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I can afford the time to meet my new girlfriend, I'm crazy about her.
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我总是能抽出大把的时间去陪我女朋友——我太爱她了。
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The project must be done till the end of April, you can ill afford to wait more.
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这个项目一定要在四月底完成，你不能再这么等下去了。
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