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afford [ə'fɔ:d]

vt. 提供;花费,负担得起

时　态：af·ford·ed, af·ford·ing, af·fords

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We can ill afford the time or money for a holiday.
我们简直连度假的时间或金钱都没有.不适合
An employer cannot afford to hire incapable workers.
一个雇主不能出钱雇用没有能力的工人。不适合
We can hardly afford to buy books and pens.
我们几乎买不起书籍和钢笔。不适合
Afford me the hospitality of your columns.
请贵刊[报]惠予采用。不适合
I can't afford it at that price.
我可出不起那样的价钱.不适合
That silk-stocking can afford this price.
那个富翁出得起此种价钱不适合
We need to provide industry with power it can afford.
我们需向工业界提供他们负担得起的电力.不适合
There was not an instant that we could afford to lose.
我们一刻都不能耽误。不适合

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