afford

[əˈfɔ:d]

  • 词义辨析

    afford, give, provide, supply

    这四个词都有“给”“供给”“提供”的意思。它们的区别是:
    1.afford指为一定的目的而“给”“提供”所需要的东西; give指无需偿还地把金钱、物品、时间、麻烦等有形或无形的东西“送给”“授予”“供给”某人; provide主要指为某人、某物或某事“提供”“供应”某物品,尤指生活必需品; supply指用物“供给”“供应”或“提供”给国家、群众、工厂、城市、市场等,以部队为对象时,往往只供给生活必需品,而不指武器。例如:
    Some trees afford resin. 有些树产树脂。
    I should like to give him a chance.我想给他一个机会。
    Now we supply power to nine-tenths of the city's homes.现在我们向这个城市十分之九的家庭提供电力。
    2.afford后面可跟不定式或动名词,还常用在can, could, be able to后面表示“担负得起”某事物的费用、损失、后果等,以及“抽得出”时间、人力,其后可接双宾语,意思是“向某人提供某物”; provide后面可接for, with和against等介词; supply后可接介词to。例如:
    Our garden affords us fresh vegetables.我们的园子为我们提供新鲜蔬菜。
    More and more vegetables and fruit are supplied to the army.越来越多的蔬菜和水果供应部队。
    The programme aims to provide self-sufficiency for local needs.这项计划旨在使当地需要得以自足。

    afford, give

    afford和give都有“提供”的意思,很多情况下可以互换,但当主语是人时须用give,特别在口语中。例如:
    I should like to give him a chance.
    我想给他一个机会。
    It afforded me an opportunity.
    这给了我一个机会。

    afford, buy

    afford和buy都有“买”的意思,但afford侧重“有无经济能力买”,而buy则侧重“购买的行为”,表示“我买不起”可以说I can't afford,但不可说I can't buy.因为后者的意思是“即使有钱也不准买”。另外, buy常可用在afford后作宾语。

  • 双语例句
1、

These lands afford good pasture.

这些地方有好的牧草.

——《简明英汉词典》

2、

Why make do with a copy if you can afford the genuine article?

要是买得起真品,为什么还要拿复制品来凑合呢?

——柯林斯例句

3、

We can't afford to wait.

我们等不起。

——柯林斯例句

4、

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.

——《简明英汉词典》

5、

She could no longer afford to keep him at school.

她已无法再供他读书。

柯林斯例句

6、

People can't even afford to pony up for movie tickets.

人们甚至买不起电影票。

柯林斯例句

7、

They couldn't afford to pay the bills.

他们无力支付这些账单。

柯林斯例句

8、

The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.

政府不可不关注舆论。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

9、

The British could afford to reduce defence spending in peacetime without excessive risk.

英国可以在和平时期减少国防开支,而不会引来太大风险。

——柯林斯例句

10、

I never dreamed that I would be able to afford a home here.

我从没想到我在这儿能买得起房子。

——柯林斯例句

11、

We can ill afford another scandal.

我们经不起再有丑闻出现了。

——柯林斯例句

12、

She couldn't always afford a babysitter.

她并不是总能请得起临时保姆。

——柯林斯例句

13、

Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.

不要因为可以赊购,就买超过自己支付能力的东西。

——柯林斯例句

14、

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.

——《简明英汉词典》

15、

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.

——《简明英汉词典》

16、

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 ?

——《简明英汉词典》

17、

These trees afford a pleasant shade.

这些树下有一片宜人的树阴.

——《简明英汉词典》

18、

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.

——《简明英汉词典》

19、

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.

——《简明英汉词典》

20、

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

我把钱花光, 没钱买票了.

——《简明英汉词典》

21、

Only the privileged few could afford to send their children to private schools.

只有少数享有特权的人才能负担得起送孩子去私立学校就读.

——《简明英汉词典》

22、

It is my considered opinion that we can't afford to do it.

我们承担不了这事,这是我经过深思熟虑的意见.

——《简明英汉词典》

23、

The birds cannot afford to relax their vigilance against predators.

鸟儿不敢放松对捕食者的警戒.

——《简明英汉词典》

24、

Supermarkets can afford to retail cigarettes at a couple of cents below the price charged by most tobacconists.

超级市场香烟零售可以比多数烟草商价格低几分钱.

——《简明英汉词典》

25、

The only snag is, I can't afford it!

惟一的困难是, 我付不起这钱!

——《简明英汉词典》

26、

I cannot afford to offend him.

我惹不起他.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

27、

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.

——《用法词典》

28、

We must limit our expense to what we can afford.

我们必须不使开支超出我们的支付能力

——《用法词典》

29、

I can ill afford the time.

我怕没有时间.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

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