afford

UK:  [ə'fɔː(r)d]

US:  [ə'fɔrd]

过去分词：afforded  现在分词：affording  第三人称单数：affords  

v.

1.买得起;用得起;付得起,花得起钱;能雇;有能力

2.(财力、时间等)足以承担(损失、后果等),花费得起,经受得住

3.给,给予;提供

4.给与,供给;产,生产,出产

5.添置,购买

6.〔化〕制得

7.带来;有了;实现;成为

8.敢,敢于

9.无所顾忌

10.愿

1 . John laid his cards on the table and told her how much they could afford .
约翰亮了底牌，告诉了她，他们付得起多少钱。

2 . It was the first new car Mary Kay and I could afford after six years of marriage, so we did our careful shopping.
这将是我和玛丽·凯结婚六年后养得起的第一辆车，所以在选车时我们小心翼翼。

3 . lifestyle, rather than how much you can afford to spend on products.
健康取决于生活方式，而不是你够花多少钱在美容商品上。

4 . Readers, would you steer your kids away from an elite school in favor of a state school, even if you could afford the former?
读者朋友，你愿意让孩子放弃名校目标而上州立大学吗，即使前者昂贵的学费对你来说不是问题？

5 . That was all she could afford, having blown the rest of her week's paycheck and tips on booze the night before.
那就是她能负担的全部，（因为）她昨晚已经将这个星期剩下的全部薪水和小费都花在喝酒上面了。