afforded
- v.提供;给予;(有时间)做，能做;买得起;承担得起(后果)
- afford的过去分词和过去式
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VERB 买得起；负担得起
If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。
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VERB 经得住；承受得起
If you say that you cannot afford to do something or allow it to happen, you mean that you must not do it or must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to you.We can't afford to wait...
我们等不起。
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VERB 提供；给予
If someone or something affords you an opportunity or protection, they give it to you.This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change...
这给我们提供了就系统可能如何改变进行提问的机会。
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In 1854 Prudential opened its industrial department and began to sell " penny policies " that could be afforded by poorer people .
1854年，保诚开设了工业部，开始销售所谓的“便士保单”，穷人也买得起。
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I only wish I could have afforded an even bigger one .
我只希望我能买得起个更大的。
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There 's no way we could afford that sort of money .
我们无论如何都花不起那种钱。
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The price is way above what we can afford .
这价格大大超过了我们的支付能力。
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I can 't afford it ─ that 's the whole point .
我买不起，这就是全部的理由。
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If I can afford it , I think I 'll go private .
如果花得起，我想我会自费医疗的。
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We can 't afford to go abroad this summer .
今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。
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She never took a taxi , even though she could afford to .
尽管她坐得起出租汽车，但她从未坐过。
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The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion .
政府不可不关注舆论。
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Can we afford a new car ?
我们买得起一辆新车吗？
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He couldn 't afford the money to go on the trip .
他不够钱去进行这次旅行。
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How can they afford it ? That 's what I 'd like to know .
他们怎么买得起这东西？这倒是我所想知道的。
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You cannot afford to relax your concentration for a moment .
你必须集中精力，一刻都不能松懈。
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What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay ?
你最多能出多少钱？
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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。
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They could ill afford to lose any more staff .
他们再也不能损失员工了。
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The simple truth is that we just can 't afford it .
事实很简单，我们就是付不起。
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I can 't afford to run a car on my salary .
我的工资养不起汽车。
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In these countries , only the elite can afford an education for their children .
在这些国家里，只有上层人士才供得起子女上学。
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I can 't afford it at that price .
这样的价格我付不起。
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I 've already told you ─ we can 't afford it , full stop !
我已经告诉过你——我们负担不起，不再说了！
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This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it .
这个问题十分重要，我们疏忽不得。
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We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence .
对这样严重的违法行为，我们决不能视若无睹。
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The truth is we can 't afford to keep all the staff on .
实际情况是我们无力继续聘用所有的职员。
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The crunch is that we can 't afford to go abroad this year .
症结在于我们今年担负不起出国的费用。
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I can 't afford to get sick .
我病不起。
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We cannot afford to drop behind our competitors .
我们可担当不起落后于竞争对手的后果。
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If we budget carefully we 'll be able to afford the trip .
我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。
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I can 't afford it , it 's too expensive .
我买不起，太贵了。
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We cannot afford to take risks when peoples ' lives are at stake .
现在人命交关，不容我们有闪失。