afford

基本词汇

英 [əˈfɔ:d]

美 [əˈfɔ:rd]

afford基本解释

v.花费得起；能够做；承担得起(后果)；提供；给予

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过去式: afforded 过去分词: afforded 现在分词: affording 第三人称单数: affords

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v.(动词)

足以承担
花费得起，付得起，用得起，负担得起
经受得住，经得起
供给，给予，提供
产，生产，出产
有能力，实现
有足够的…（去做…）
抽得出时间
能堪，够得上（做）

v.(动词)

vt. 买得起,花得起,经得起 be able to buy or pay for, be rich enough to buy, have enough to spare
vt. 提供,供给 provide; give

verb

1. be able to spare or give up

e.g. I can't afford to spend two hours with this person

2. be the cause or source of

e.g. He gave me a lot of trouble
Our meeting afforded much interesting information

Synonym: yieldgive

3. afford access to

e.g. the door opens to the patio
The French doors give onto a terrace

Synonym: opengive

4. have the financial means to do something or buy something

e.g. We can't afford to send our children to college
Can you afford this car?

1. 买得起；负担得起
If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.

e.g. My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。
e.g. 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。

2. 经得住；承受得起
If you say that you cannot afford to do something or allow it to happen, you mean that you must not do it or must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to you.

afford的反义词

e.g. We can't afford to wait...
我们等不起。
e.g. The country could not afford the luxury of an election.
该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。

3. 提供；给予
If someone or something affords you an opportunity or protection, they give it to you.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

1. 负担：每培养一名学生大约需要花5000美元的费用,但学生只负担(afford)生活费用. 学生每天的功课,是从镜子里研究自己的面孔,以决定(decide)造型. 通常需反复揣摩几个星期,再三尝试后才能创造出一张属于自己的小丑脸谱.

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常用例句
词汇搭配
经典引文

问候

A：Have a nice weekend!
周末好！

B：Thanks. You too!
谢谢！你也好！

A：Do you have any plans?
你有什么计划吗？

afford的解释

B：Well, my family's away and I can't afford to do much. What about you?
嗯，我家里人都走了，我承受不起做太多的事。你呢？

A：Oh, I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet.
哦，我还没决定我要做什么呢。

时尚

A：Wow, I love those jeans! Are they designer jeans?
哇，我喜欢那些牛仔裤。他们是名牌吗？

B：I don’t know. My mother just gave them to me.
我不知道，是我妈妈给我的。

afford的解释

A：Let me see. These are really expensive jeans! Your mother must really love you.
让我看看。这牛仔裤真的很贵。你的妈妈一定很爱你。

B：I guess. I don’t really like designer clothes though. I don’t know why people spend so much money on a piece of clothing. The money could be spent in a much better way.
我想是的。可我不怎么喜欢名牌衣服。我不明白为什么人们要在一件衣服上花这么多的钱。钱应该花在更好的地方。

A：Well, if you decide you don’t want them, let me know. I’m sure I could find someone who would like to wear them.
如果你决定不想要他们就告诉我，我保证可以找到喜欢穿它的人。

afford

B：Do you have a lot of brand name clothes?
你有很多名牌衣服吗？

A：I wouldn’t wear anything that wasn’t a brand name.
我不穿没有牌子的衣服。

B：Really? You must spend a lot of money on clothing then.
真的吗？那你一定在衣服上花了很多钱。

A：I do, but I think it’s worth it. People treat you differently when you have nice clothing on.
是的，但是我觉得值得。当你穿好衣服时人们对你的态度都不一样。

B：Do you think that’s true?
你认为确实是那样吗？

A：Sure. Pay attention as you walk down the street in those jeans. People will be looking.
当然。当你穿着那条牛仔裤在街上走的时候你留意一下，人们会注意你。

B：I don’t believe it. I think designer clothing is a complete waste of money. Especially when you can’t afford it!
我不相信。我认为品牌衣服完全是浪费钱，尤其是当你买不起的时候。

A：To each their own, I guess!
我想，各人有各人的想法吧！

用作动词(v.)

I cannot afford these goods.
我买不起这些货。
She cannot afford a new dress.
她没钱买新衣裳。
The parents could hardly afford a private teacher for their child.
父母很难给孩子请得起一位家庭教师。
I cannot afford the trip to New York, because the travelling expenses would amount to at least $3000 if I went.
到纽约旅行我去不起,因为我如果去的话,这趟旅费至少也得要三千美元。
I'm so poor that I can't afford it.
我太穷了,买不起它。
Can you afford ￡1500 for a house?
你拿得出1500英镑买一幢房子吗?
We can afford the TV set if we save our money.
如果我们能积攒下钱就可买下那台电视。
She can well afford a new car.
她完全买得起一辆新车。
At last we were able to afford a piano.
我们终于能买得起一架钢琴了。
I can't afford the time for the film this evening.
我今天晚上抽不出时间看电影。
I can't afford the time for it.
这时间我可能花不起。
I can't afford the time and money for a long journey.
我没有时间和金钱作长途旅行。
We can't afford a holiday this summer.
今年夏天我们抽不出时间度假。
They couldn't afford any more setbacks.
他们再也经不起挫折了。
This stretch of land affords cotton.
这片地出产棉花。
Reading affords pleasure.
读书给人以快乐。

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

afford a fine view呈现出好风景
afford a pleasant shade提供阴凉地方
afford clothing买得起衣服
afford much information提供许多信息
afford rice产米
afford the time能抽出时间
afford sb a good profit使某人得到厚利
afford sb a shelter from the rain使某人有避雨的地方
afford sb great pleasure使某人感到很快乐
afford sb great satisfaction使某人感到很满意

副词+～

hardly afford几乎买不起
ill afford承担不起
never afford从未负担得起
only afford仅买得起

～+副词

afford scarcely几乎买不起
afford well完全负担得起
afford abundantly完全负担得起
afford financially经济上负担得起
afford undoubtedly毫无疑问买得起

We cannot afford to go to expensive restaurants every night.
出自：O. Manning
I had won the game already, and I could afford to feel a certain pity for my victim.
出自：G. Greene
I paid a lot of money I couldn't afford.
出自：E. O
She could not..afford a maid..since every penny was of importance to her.
出自：F. M. Ford

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v.(动词)

afford的基本含义是“充足”,指“有足够的钱买某物”“有足够的财力或时间做某事”,也可以表示“经受得起”; 引申可表示“提供”“给予”。
afford表示“有足够的钱买某物”时, afford可以接物作宾语,也可以接“to buy sth ”作宾语,前者可看作是省略to buy的句型,前者较后者更常用些。
afford表示“有足够的财力或时间做某事”。afford的宾语可以是time(一般不省略),也可以是expense,还可以是time and money,但一般不单独用money。
afford还可作“经受得起”解,可用于财政状况,健康状况或者形象、声誉等,其宾语一般为动词不定式或表示动作的名词,不接反身代词作宾语。
afford作“提供”“给予”解时,属正式文体,指自然产生或法律上的后果,多接双宾语,其后的直接宾语多为抽象名词。其主语可以是人,也可以是物或事物,其间接宾语可转化为介词to的宾语。
afford多用于疑问句或否定句,常与can, could, be able to等连用。用于否定句时,意思是“经不起(发生某事或做某事)”,含尽力“避免发生”或“避免做”的意味。
afford不用于进行体和完成体,作“买得起,花得起,经得起”解时不用于被动结构。

v.(动词)

afford, give, provide, supply: 这四个词都有“给”“供给”“提供”的意思。其区别是：
1.afford指为一定的目的而“给”“提供”所需要的东西; give指无需偿还地把金钱、物品、时间、麻烦等有形或无形的东西“送给”“授予”“供给”某人; provide主要指为某人、某物或某事“提供”“供应”某物品,尤指生活必需品; supply指用物“供给”“供应”或“提供”给国家、群众、工厂、城市、市场等,以部队为对象时,往往只供给生活必需品,而不指武器。例如:
Some trees afford resin. 有些树产树脂。
I should like to give him a chance.我想给他一个机会。
Now we supply power to nine-tenths of the city's homes.现在我们向这个城市十分之九的家庭提供电力。
2.afford后面可跟不定式或动名词,还常用在can, could, be able to后面表示“担负得起”某事物的费用、损失、后果等,以及“抽得出”时间、人力,其后可接双宾语,意思是“向某人提供某物”; provide后面可接for, with和against等介词; supply后可接介词to。例如:
Our garden affords us fresh vegetables.我们的园子为我们提供新鲜蔬菜。
More and more vegetables and fruit are supplied to the army.越来越多的蔬菜和水果供应部队。
The programme aims to provide self-sufficiency for local needs.这项计划旨在使当地需要得以自足。

v.(动词)

误 Motor-cars are so expensive that can be afforded only by the very rich.

正 Motor-cars are so expensive that only the very rich can afford to buy them.

析 afford作“买得起”“花得起”“经得起”解时,不用于被动结构。

误 My father couldn't afford himself to lend me any money.

正 My father couldn't afford to lend me any money.

析 afford不可接反身代词作宾语。

误 He couldn't afford going away on a holiday.

正 He couldn't afford to go away on a holiday.

析 afford后不可接动名词。

☆ 直接源自古英语的geforian，意为前进，继续。

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临近词

have no financial means for

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中考真题例句
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中考真题例句 OG 1.afford

People should only pay what they can afford.

人们应该只付他们能够负担得起的费用。

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中考真题例句 OG 2.afford

He helps anyone in trouble if he can afford to.

如果有能力，他会帮助任何有困难的人。

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中考真题例句 OG 3.afford

I am afraid we can not afford to take a taxi.

我担心我们坐不起出租车。

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高考真题例句 OG 1.afford

I simply can't afford it.

我根本就买不起。

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