afford
英 /əˈfɔːd/ 美 /əˈfɔːrd/
- v. 买得起；承担得起to have enough money or resources for something
- v. 提供；给予to provide something useful or desirable
We cannot afford a new sofa this month.
我们这个月买不起新沙发。
Without financial assistance, many students cannot afford to attend university despite having strong academic potential.
如果没有经济援助，许多学生即使有很强的学术潜力，也无力负担大学费用。
搭配
can afford to do 有能力负担做某事cannot afford to lose 承受不起失去afford protection 提供保护
辨析提示
常用can afford sth或can afford to do，不接doing。
词族
affordable (adj.)、affordability (n.)
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