1.[nopass]买得起；（有时间）做，能做to have enough money or time to be able to buy or to do sth
Can we afford a new car?我们买得起一辆新车吗？
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。
She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work.她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。
We can't afford to go abroad this summer.今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。
She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to.尽管她坐得起出租汽车，但她从来不坐。
He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip.这次旅行他钱不够。
2.[nopass]~ to do sth承担得起（后果）if you say that youcan't afford to do sth, you mean that you should not do it because it will cause problems for you if you do
We cannot afford to ignore this warning.我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。
They could ill afford to lose any more staff.他们再也不能损失员工了。
We cannot afford any more delays.我们不能再有任何耽搁了。
3.提供；给予to provide sb with sth
The tree affords some shelter from the sun.这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。
The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience.这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。
He said he couldn't afford such an expensive birthday present for his brother.
他说他负担不起帮他兄弟买那么贵的生日礼物（过去时）。
Most of us have no idea how much car we can afford except by looking at how much it would cost us each month.
而我们中的大多数人并不知道自己能否负担起某辆车，直到我们看见最后算出来每个月应当支付的还贷金额。
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford.
如果一个人厌倦了伦敦，他一定厌倦了生活，因为在伦敦有人生能赋予的一切。
If I could afford a pair of $475 shoes, I thought, I would be sitting in first class.
要是我买得起475美元的鞋子，我想，我肯定会坐在头等舱的。
Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because, in a time of peace, the stakes of our debates appear small.
有人认为我们的政治制度是如此的微不足道，因为在和平年代，我们所争论的话题都是无关紧要的。
I don't think you can afford to say it's all sequential, build out a store network and then do the internet, " he said. "
我认为，你不能说这完全是有续的，先建设门店网络，随后进行网络销售。
Then add it all up to see if you can afford the total.
这一切再加起来看看你可以负担的比例。
Kurt wanted to buy a home for his wife and two children -- and he wanted to do it through a mortgage he could afford.
科特打算以自己可以承受价格贷款给妻子和两个孩子买套房子。
She was, she says, lucky to be able to afford to leave.
她说，她很幸运可以这样义无反顾地离开。
You are going to have to be more tight with your money. You can't afford to keep spending like this.
你得注意紧着点儿花钱了。这样挥霍下去你吃不消的。
Just imagine, in a few years, you and I will be able to afford wheels like that.
嗯~，就算以后我能赚那么多钱，我大概啊也不会用来买那样的车。
How much will you need to have saved by your retirement date to be able to afford this course of action?
为了能实行得起这个退休计划，退休之前你要存好多少钱呢？
They let you know how much they can afford, and you actually want to work with them.
他们告诉你他们能掏多少钱，这样你很非常想配合他们。
How much can I afford to lose on this trade?
本次交易我能承担多大的亏损？
I'd expect to see a strong team sent out against Unirea. We can't afford to be complacent and field all the fringe players and kids.
我非常期望一支强大的球队面对乌尔济切尼，我们并不会因为周围是我们的球迷而得意。
He said the nation cannot afford to let the $858 billion measure fall victim to delay or defeat.
他说，美国不能让这个8580亿美元的议案被拖延或是不能通过。
While Downey's mother could afford the cost of these packages, it was a financial hardship for Fecteau's parents.
虽然唐尼的母亲能负担得起寄给他的包裹费用，但是对费克图的父母来说，这构成了经济上的困难。
How much more greenhouse gas emissions can the world afford to bear, then, if developing countries keep consuming as much energy.
假如世界各国持续像今日中国那样消耗巨大能源的话，我们的地球到底能够承受多少温室气体的排放。
Much as Washington might not like the AU, it cannot ignore the AU, nor afford to turn the AU into a diplomatic adversary.
尽管华盛顿可能并不喜欢非盟，但是不能忽视非盟，也不能试图将非盟变成一个外交敌人。
He was an undersized stocky man who did not seem to know how to dress very well or could not afford it.
这个人太矮胖，仿佛并不知道该怎样穿得体面些，也许是穿不起。
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