afford vt.买得起;有能力支付;(有时间) 做;承担得起 (后果);提供,给予
[教材原句]The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a house there.
房子的价格上涨了,本地区的人在那儿都买不起房子了。
(1)affordable adj. 支付得起的
(2)afford to do sth. 负担得起干某事的费用
afford sb.sth.=afford sth.to sb.
给予某人某物
①Television and the Internet afford many people much pleasure.= Television and the Internet afford much pleasure to many people.
电视和网络给许多人带来很大的乐趣。
②The company makes wearable,beautifully cut clothes at affordable (afford) prices.这家公司生产经久耐穿、外形美观且价格合理的服装。
[名师点津] afford 意为“买得起,负担得起”时,常与can,could,be able to以及其否定形式连用,表示有/无能力、时间、条件等做某事。
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