"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
"He gave me a lot of trouble"
"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
"We can't afford to send our children to college"
"Can you afford this car?"
"the door opens to the patio"
"The French doors give onto a terrace"
1.买得起;负担得起
If youcannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.
e.g. My parents can't evenafford a new refrigerator...
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。
e.g. The arts should be available to more people at prices they canafford...
艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。
2.经得住;承受得起
If you say that you cannotafford 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.
afford的反义词
e.g. We can'tafford to wait...
我们等不起。
e.g. The country could notafford the luxury of an election.
该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。
3.提供;给予
If someone or somethingaffords you an opportunity or protection, they give it to you.
e.g. 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。
e.g. It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.
这房间虽然很冷,但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。
1. 负担:每培养一名学生大约需要花5000美元的费用,但学生只负担(afford)生活费用. 学生每天的功课,是从镜子里研究自己的面孔,以决定(decide)造型. 通常需反复揣摩几个星期,再三尝试后才能创造出一张属于自己的小丑脸谱.