| 单词 | afford |
| 释义 | 🔑 af·fordBrE /əˈfɔːd/ NAmE /əˈfɔːrd/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they affordBrE /əˈfɔːd/ NAmE /əˈfɔːrd/ present simple - he / she / it affordsBrE /əˈfɔːdz/ NAmE /əˈfɔːrdz/ past simple affordedBrE /əˈfɔːdɪd/ NAmE /əˈfɔːrdɪd/ past participle affordedBrE /əˈfɔːdɪd/ NAmE /əˈfɔːrdɪd/ -ing form affordingBrE /əˈfɔːdɪŋ/ NAmE /əˈfɔːrdɪŋ/ 🔑 [no passive ] (usually used with can , could or be able to , especially in negative sentences or questions 通常与 can、could 或 be able to 连用，尤用于否定句或疑问句) to have enough money or time to be able to buy or to do sth 买得起；（有时间）做，能做◆ ~sth Can we afford a new car ? 我们买得起一辆新车吗？◆ None of them could afford £50 for a ticket . 他们中没有哪个拿得出 50 英镑买一张票。◆ She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work . 她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。◆ ~to do sth We can't afford to go abroad this summer . 今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。◆ She never took a taxi , even though she could afford to . 尽管她坐得起出租汽车，但她从来不坐。◆ ~sth to do sth He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip . 这次旅行他钱不够。afford , bank , bankrupt , capital , economy , expense , finance , invest , money , profit 🔑 [no passive ] (usually used with can or could , especially in negative sentences and questions 通常与 can 或 could 连用，尤用于否定句或疑问句) if you say that you can't afford to do sth , you mean that you should not do it because it will cause problems for you if you do 承担得起（后果）◆ ~to do sth We cannot afford to ignore this warning . 我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。◆ (formal ) They could ill afford to lose any more staff . 他们再也不能损失员工了。◆ ~sth We cannot afford any more delays . 我们不能再有任何耽搁了。(formal ) to provide sb with sth 提供；给予◆ ~sth The tree affords some shelter from the sun . 这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。◆ ~sb sth The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience . 这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。Verbs usually followed by infinitivesafford,agree,appear,arrange,attempt,beg,choose,consent,decide,expect,fail,happen,hesitate,hope,intend,learn,manage,mean,neglect,offer,prepare,pretend,promise,refuse,swear,try,want,wish▸ af·ford·abil·ityBrE /əˌfɔːdəˈbɪləti/ NAmE /əˌfɔːrdəˈbɪləti/ noun [U ]▸ af·ford·ableBrE /əˈfɔːdəbl/ NAmE /əˈfɔːrdəbl/ adjective ◆ affordable prices /housing 付得起的价格；买得起的住宅OPP unaffordablecheapcompetitive ⬥ budget ⬥ affordable ⬥ reasonable ⬥ inexpensiveThese words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected.以上各词均指产品或服务花钱少或低于预期。cheapcosting little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices指花钱少、便宜、收费低廉NOTECheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that sth is poor quality as well as low in price. * cheap 亦可作贬义，指价低质劣：◆a bottle of cheap perfume一瓶低价劣质香水competitive(of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices指价格、产品或服务收费方面具有竞争力budget[only before noun ] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service（尤用于广告）指仅提供基本服务因而价格低廉affordablecheap enough for most people to afford指多数人买得起或负担得来的reasonable(of prices) not too expensive指价格不太高、公道的inexpensive(ratherformal ) cheap指不昂贵NOTE Inexpensive is often used to mean that sth is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that sth is poor quality. * inexpensive 常含物有所值之义，有时用以代替 cheap，因为 cheap 可有质量低劣的含义。Patternscheap/competitive/budget/affordable/reasonable prices/fares/ratescheap/competitive/budget/affordable/inexpensive products/services▸ af·ford·ablyBrE /əˈfɔːdəbli/ NAmE /əˈfɔːrdəbli/ adverb ◆ affordably priced apartments 经济型公寓住宅 |
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