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词汇 *afford
释义 *af·ford /ə`fɔrd; əˈfɔːd/
v [T]
1 can afford
a) to have enough money to pay for something 负担得起,买得起:
I wish we could afford a new computer. 但愿我们能买得起一台新电脑。
I can't afford to buy a new car. 我买不起新车。
b) if you cannot afford to do something or let something happen, you must not do it or let it happen because it will cause problems 承担得起,受得起:
We can't afford to offend our regular customers. 我们可得罪不起我们的老主顾。
2 formal to provide something 【正式】 提供〔某物〕:
The walls afforded some protection from the wind. 这些墙壁可以挡一挡风。
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