afford
英 [?'f??d]
美[?'f?rd]
- vt. 給予，提供；買得起
- n. (Afford)人名；(英)阿福德
英英釋意
- 1. be able to spare or give up;
- "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
- 2. be the cause or source of;
- "He gave me a lot of trouble"
- "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
- 3. 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?"
- 4. afford access to;
- "the door opens to the patio"
- "The French doors give onto a terrace"
雙語例句
- 1. They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.
- 若是上色的時候不小心弄壞了那些地圖，他們可承擔不起。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They pay full rates. Mind you, they can afford it.
- 他們付全價，請注意，他們是付得起的。
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- 3. It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
- 無后顧之憂而能提早退休當是件幸事。
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- 4. I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.
- 我絕對不能眼睜睜地看著這家公司垮掉。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He could not afford luxury food on his pay.
- 靠自己的工資他買不起奢侈的食品。
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