afford

简明英汉词典

afford

[E5fC:d]

vt.

提供, 给予, 供应得起

美国传统词典[双解]

afford

af.ford

AHD:[…-f?rd“, …-f?rd“]

D.J.[*6f%8rd, *6fourd]

K.K.[*6f%rd, *6ford]

v.tr.（及物动词）

af.ford.ed， af.ford.ing， af.fords

(1)To have the financial means for; be able to meet the cost of:

买得起：有经济实力于…；能满足…的开支：

not able to afford a new car.

买不起新车

(2)To be able to spare or give up:

能提供，能给予：

can't afford an hour for lunch.

抽不出一小时吃午饭

(3)To be able to do or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself:

负担得起：能做或担负得起，且对自身没有不利影响或危险：

can afford to be tolerant.

能宽容大度

(4)To make available; provide:

获得：使获得；提供：

a sport affording good exercise; a tree that affords ample shade.

使人获得良好锻炼的运动；可以遮荫的树

语源

(1)Middle English aforthen

中古英语 aforthen

(2)from Old English geforthian [to carry out]

源自 古英语 geforthian [执行]

(3)ge- [perfective pref.] * see yclept

ge- [完成体的前缀] *参见 yclept

(4)forthian [to further] from forth [forth, forward] * see per 1

forthian [促进] 源自 forth [向前，朝前的（地）] *参见 per 1

现代英汉词典

afford

[E5fC:d]

vt.

(1)买得起

He can afford an apartment.

他能买得起一套住房。

(2)经受得住；承担得起

Can you afford $12000 for ...?

你花得起12000美元买…吗？

I can't afford three weeks away from work.

我无法丢下工作三星期。

If we could afford it, we'd like to go abroad for our holidays.

如果出得起旅费,我们想到国外去度假。

(3)提供；给予

The transaction afforded him a good profit.

这笔买卖使他赚了一大笔。

He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.

他告诉我公司无法支付如此巨额的工资。

现代英汉综合大辞典

afford

[E5fC:d]

vt.

[常与can, could, be able to 连用]

(1)担负得起费用(损失、后果等), 花费得起, 经受得住; 抽得出(时间)

(2)给与, 提供; 出产, 发出

can't afford to buy sth.

买不起...

can't afford to waste sth.

浪费不起

It affords pleasure to me.

这使我很高兴。

The land affords wheat.

这地出产小麦。

继承用法

affordable

adj.

用法词典

afford

中古英语aforthen