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afford [ə'fɔ:d]
基本释义
- vt. 提供;花费,负担得起
词形变化
- 时 态:af·ford·ed, af·ford·ing, af·fords
参考例句
- We can ill afford the time or money for a holiday.
我们简直连度假的时间或金钱都没有. - An employer cannot afford to hire incapable workers.
一个雇主不能出钱雇用没有能力的工人。 - Afford me the hospitality of your columns.
请贵刊[报]惠予采用。 - I can't afford it at that price.
我可出不起那样的价钱. - That silk-stocking can afford this price.
那个富翁出得起此种价钱
- We can ill afford the time or money for a holiday.
英英解释
4个动词解释
- be able to spare or give up
[例]- I can't afford to spend two hours with this person
- be the cause or source of
[同] give, afford, yield
[例]- He gave me a lot of trouble
- Our meeting afforded much interesting information
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- be able to spare or give up