afford
英 [əˈfɔ:d] 美 [əˈfɔrd]

vt.

买得起；担负得起；提供；给予

变形

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

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. 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
2. vt. 提供,供给 provide; give

英英释义

afford[ ə'fɔ:d ]

• v.
  • be able to spare or give up

    "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"

  • be the cause or source of

    "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

    同义词：yieldgive

  • 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?"

  • afford access to

    同义词：opengive

词汇搭配

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

词组短语

can afford买得起；有能力负担

同近义词辨析

equip, furnish, present, provide, volunteer, propose, supply, offer, afford

equip侧重提供与技术有关的装备或设备等

furnish多指添置家具等供给生活的必需品或为生活舒适提供所需的服务设施

present既可指提出意见建议等，又可指拿出某物供人欣赏或赠送

provide与supply近义，但强调人的深谋远虑，侧重用贮备等方法作充分准备

volunteer侧重出于自愿，而不是奉命做某事

propose指直接而主动地提出问题或建议等，也指在讨论或争辩中提出具体意见或建议

supply普通用词，指提供任何所需求的东西

offer多指主动提出或提供意见或东西等，但是否接受由对方自行决定

afford一般只用于对抽象事物提供，也可指经济能力上的供给或支付

equip, furnish, provide, supply, afford

这组词都有“提供、供给”的意思，其区别是：

equip侧重提供与技术有关的装备或设备等。

furnish多指添置家具等供给生活的必需品或为生活舒适提供所需的服务设施。

provide与supply近义，但强调人的深谋远虑，侧重用贮备等方法作充分准备。

supply普通用词，指提供任何所需求的东西。

afford一般只用于对抽象事物提供，也可指经济能力上的供给或支付。

provide, afford

这组词都有“提供，供给”的意思，其区别是：

provide 和supply意思相同，两个词都和with连用，构成provide /supply somebody with something的结构。

afford一般只用于抽象事物。

furnish, accommodate, afford

这组词都有“提供”的意思，其区别是：

furnishv.指提供生活或某种用途所需要的东西。

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours.阅读虽然为我们的思想提供了各种知识，然而只有思考才能将我们读到的内容变成自己的东西。

accommodatev.提供住宿、房间；适应，迎合，迁就。

This hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.这家饭店可供500位来宾住宿。

The company accommodated the customer's wish and sent the delivery overnight.公司满足了顾客的愿望，连夜将货物发了出去。

affordv.负担，支付；当“提供”讲时，多用于指抽象事物的提供。

We can't afford that expensive sports car.我们买不起那辆昂贵的跑车。

The tall building affords a beautiful view of the ocean.从这幢高楼上可以看到大海的美丽景致。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. Only the well-to-do can afford these houses.
   只有富人能买得起这些房子。
2. I can't afford a holiday this summer.
   今年夏天我无法度假。
3. We can afford to overlook minor offences.
   我们可以不计较小过。
4. We can't afford to pay such a price.
   我们付不起这个价钱。
5. They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
   他们再也不能损失员工了。
6. We cannot afford to ignore this warning.
   我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。
7. These trees afford a pleasant shade.
   这些树提供了荫凉。

权威例句

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