[ə'fɔːd][ə'fɔːrd]
  • v. 花费得起;能够做;承担得起(后果);提供;给予
  • 记忆方法

    谐音记忆法
    谐音:我付的。你有钱啊你,你买得起东西你才抢着付钱啊。所以表示担付得起、进而引申为提供(发音想成“俺付得”(俺买得起,所以这钱俺付得。))。同源词:【结构分析】:afford=af(=ad,去)+ford(=forth,往前)→推进、实现、完成→能够承担其中的费用或代价→负担得起【词源解释】:ford←古英语fore(=forth,往前)【同源词】:affordable(负担得起的),forth(往前)附录:来源于古英语geforthian(完成),其前缀ge-意义为“行动完成”,后半部forthian意义为“进一步”;“完成”(geforthian)意味着“有能力做”而最终变为“有足够的钱做”;前缀ge-在中古英语时期变为i-(iforthian),受来源于拉丁语的含前缀aff-的英语词汇的影响,前缀i-又演变为af-;到16世纪,后半部forthian尾部th最终被d代替。
      verb(动词)
      1. 买得起;有时间做,能做
      2. [ T ] 提供;给予

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 买得起;有时间做,能做

      I don't know how he can afford a new car on his salary.

      我不知道他靠工资怎么能买得起新车。

      Few people are able to afford cars like that.

      很少有人买得起那样的车。

      She couldn't afford the time off work to see him.

      她工作太忙,抽不出空去看他。

      I can't afford to buy a house.

      我买不起房子。

    2. [ T ] 提供;给予

      The hut afforded little protection from the elements.

      这间棚屋几乎不能遮风挡雨。

      Her seat afforded her an uninterrupted view of the stage.

      她的座位很好,可以一览无余地看到整个舞台。

    小知识

    To afford means you have enough money or time for something. If you only have ten dollars on you, you can't afford to buy a twenty-dollar hat.

    Afford is a verb that has to do with means. You either have a surplus and therefore can afford something, or else you have a deficit and can’t. It can be in the monetary sense: “$100 for cashmere socks? I can’t afford that!” It can also refer to time: “Since my train wasn't scheduled to leave for another hour, I could afford to wait for my sister ten more minutes.” Or even access: “The castle walls afforded a wonderful view of the moat.”

    实用短语

    1. afford to

      得起,做,付得起

    2. can not afford

      买不起,无法承受,无法负担,支付不起

    3. i can't afford that

      我付不伏

    4. afford to do

      能够去做,有经济条件做某事,负担得起,足以承担

    5. can afford to

      买得起,消费者有购买能力,能够经得起,罐头

    6. afford to do sth

      负担得起做某事,能够做某事,担负得起做某事,支付得起去做某事

    7. can not afford to eat

      吃不起

    8. i can't afford it

      我付不起,我买不起

    9. cannot afford

      买不起,负担不起,上不起

    常用短语

    1. can afford

      买得起;有能力负担

    单词用法

    单词用法
    常与can,could,be able to连用。2.其后可接名词、代词或不定式作宾语,若意思明确,可省略有关成分:afford to buy a car=afford a car买得起小车/afford the time for a holiday=afford a holiday抽得出时间去度假
    词条说明
    及物动词;直接接名词(如afford a car)
    词语辨析
    以下这些动词都含有”提供,供给”的意思
    equip:侧重提供与技术有关的装备或设备等。
    furnish:多指添置家具等供给生活的必需品或为生活舒适提供所需的服务设施。
    supply:普通用词,指提供任何所需求的东西。
    provide与supply近义,但强调人的深谋远虑,侧重用贮备等方法作充分准备。
    afford:一般只用于对抽象事物提供,也可指经济能力上的供给或支付。

    同义词辨析

    equip, furnish, supply, provide, afford

    这些动词都含有”提供,供给”之意。

    • equip: 侧重提供与技术有关的装备或设备等。
    • furnish: 多指添置家具等供给生活的必需品或为生活舒适提供所需的服务设施。
    • supply: 普通用词,指提供任何所需求的东西。
    • provide与supply近义,但强调人的深谋远虑,侧重用贮备等方法作充分准备。
    • afford: 一般只用于对抽象事物提供,也可指经济能力上的供给或支付。

    同义词

    vt.买得起

    the  /  means  /  have

    vt.提供,给予

    supply  /  offer  /  furnish

    其他释义

    yield  /  supply  /  furnish

    同根词

    词根:afford

    adj.

    affordable负担得起的