英汉词典

afford 基本解释

• vt. 给予，提供；买得起
• n. (Afford)人名；(英)阿福德

afford 词态变化

afford 中文词源

前缀af-同ad-, 去，往。词根ford,向前，同forth. 指资助，推动前进。

afford 英文词源

afford

afford: [OE] This verb originally meant ‘accomplish, fulfil’. In Old English times it was geforthian, formed from the prefix ge-, denoting completion of an action, and forthian ‘advance towards completion’ or literally ‘further’ (from the adverb forth). The notion of accomplishing something or managing something gradually led, by the 15th century, to the idea of being able to do something because one has enough money.

Meanwhile, the original ge- prefix, which by Middle English times had become i- (iforthien), had been transformed into af- under the influence of the many Latin-based words beginning in aff-, and in the 16th century spellings with final d in place of th start to appear.
=> forth

afford (v.)

Middle English aforthen, from Old English geforðian "to put forth, contribute; further, advance; carry out, accomplish," from ge- completive prefix (see a- (1)) + forðian "to further," from forð "forward, onward" (see forth).

Change of -th- to -d- took place late 16c. (and also transformed burthen and murther into their modern forms). Prefix shift to af- took place 16c. under mistaken belief that it was a Latin word in ad-. Notion of "accomplish" (late Old English) gradually became "be able to bear the expense of, have enough money" to do something (late 14c.). Older sense is preserved in afford (one) an opportunity. Related: Afforded; affording.

afford 英文释义

1. be able to spare or give up;

"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"

2. be the cause or source of;

"He gave me a lot of trouble"

"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

3. have the financial means to do something or buy something;

"We can't afford to send our children to college"

"Can you afford this car?"

4. afford access to;

"the door opens to the patio"

"The French doors give onto a terrace"

afford 同义词解析

equip, furnish, supply, provide, afford

这些动词都含有"提供，供给"之意。

equip： 侧重提供与技术有关的装备或设备等。

furnish： 多指添置家具等供给生活的必需品或为生活舒适提供所需的服务设施。

supply： 普通用词，指提供任何所需求的东西。

provide与supply近义，但强调人的深谋远虑，侧重用贮备等方法作充分准备。

afford： 一般只用于对抽象事物提供，也可指经济能力上的供给或支付。

afford 双语例句

1. They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.

若是上色的时候不小心弄坏了那些地图，他们可承担不起。

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2. They pay full rates. Mind you, they can afford it.

他们付全价，请注意，他们是付得起的。

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3. It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.

无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事。

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4. I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.

我绝对不能眼睁睁地看着这家公司垮掉。

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5. He could not afford luxury food on his pay.

靠自己的工资他买不起奢侈的食品。

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afford 实用场景例句

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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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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(formal)They could ill afford to lose any more staff.

他们再也不能损失员工了。

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We cannot afford to ignore this warning.

我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。

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We cannot afford any more delays.

我们不能再有任何耽搁了。

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The tree affords some shelter from the sun.

这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。

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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。

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affordable prices/housing

付得起的价格；买得起的住宅

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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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Can we afford a new car?

我们买得起一辆新车吗？

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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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She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work.

她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。

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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。

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The country could not afford the luxury of an election.

该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。

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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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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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The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford...

艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。

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We can't afford to wait...

我们等不起。

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Because of you, I always kept girls around me at a distance.

因为你, 我总与身边的女孩保持一定的距离.

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Don't figure on going abroad this summer; we may not be able to afford it.

别指望今年夏天出国, 我们可能负担不起旅行费用.

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These lands afford good pasture.

这些地方有好的牧草.

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I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings.

我度不起假, 那样会把我的积蓄用光的.

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I can't afford to buy you another car — do you think I'm made of money?

我可没能力再为你买一辆车了,你以为我很有钱 吗 ?

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These trees afford a pleasant shade.

这些树下有一片宜人的树阴.

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None of us can afford It'separately, so let's pool our resources.

我们之中谁也不能单独买得起这东西, 所以我们就集资购买吧.

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I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.

我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了.

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I cannot afford to offend him.

我惹不起他.

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I used to go out nearly every night but I decided to knock it on the head because I couldn't really afford it.

我以前几乎每晚外出,但我决定停止,因为我实在抽不出时间.

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I can't afford a ticket. I'm spent up.

我把钱花光, 没钱买票了.

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

他告诉我说,公司付不起那么多薪水了.

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