Afford
[ ə'fɔrd ]
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vt. 买得起;担负得起;提供;给予;
💡 词根助记
af一再+ford拿出→一再拿出→买得起
📝 例句
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。
I' ll afford you a chance.
我将给你提供一个机会。
A mountain climber can't afford to take chances with inferior equipment.
一个爬山运动员不能用较劣的装备去冒险碰运气。
I'm very busy this week and can't afford to see two films.
这星期我很忙,可没时间去看两场电影.
I can not afford to confine myself to one set of advisers.
我不能使自己拘限于只听到一批顾问的意见。
🌱 联想助记
【串】据有人record(记录),有一个lord(贵族),拉坏了cord(灯绳),说不能afford(买得起),气坏了landlord(店主),意见难accord(一致)
【记】※ af-拼音“阿福”,for-为,d-拼音“弟”:阿福为其弟提供经济资助
※ af-拼音“阿福”,ford-Ford福特:阿福有大财团福特作后盾,什么都担负得起
※ a-一,ff-拼音“发疯”,o-似“鸡蛋”,rd-拼音“柔道”:提供一个发疯的鸡蛋给柔道者练习
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
afford
v
1 [no passive 不用於被动语态
Tn, Tt]
(usu with can, could or be able to 通常与can, could或be able to连用) have enough money, time, space, etc for (a specified purpose) 为（某目的）有足够的钱, 时间, 地方等
They walked because they couldn't afford (to take) a taxi. 他们因为坐不起计程车而步行.
You can't afford (ie are not in a position to spend) 90. 你可不能花90英镑.
I'd love to go on holiday but I can't afford the time. 我倒想去度假, 可是抽不出时间来.
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.
2 [no passive 不用於被动语态
Tn, Tt]
(usu with can orcould 通常与can或could连用) be able to do sth without risk to oneself 能不冒风险而做某事物
I mustn't annoy my boss because I can't afford to lose my job, ie must not take the risk of losing my job. 我可得罪不起老板, 因为我舍不得丢掉这份工作.
You can ill afford to criticize others when you behave so badly yourself. 本身行为不正, 则不宜批评别人.
3 [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr]
~ sth (to sb) (fml 文) provide sth; give sth 供给某事物; 给予某事物
The tree afforded (us) welcome shade. 这棵树下好乘凉.
Television affords pleasure to many. 电视给很多人带来乐趣.
🎯 考研助记
af(to)+Ford(福特):去买福特汽车- 买得起 网友：好好学习 补充：个人（a）为了（for）得（d）到莫一商品，就必须买得起（afford）它
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'fɒ:d]vt. 买得起, 足以, 给予
🏥 医学释义
给予，供给
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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When my grandpa is in a bad mood, he's grouchy with everyone.
爷爷脾气坏的时候，对所有的人都不满意。
We're afraid that your product's quality won't satisfy Chinese customers.
恐怕你们的产品质量无法使中国顾客满意。
Yes, just the same.
一样。