afford v. 负担得起

① vt. 买得起(常与can/can’t连用)

afford sth. I can afford the coat.

我买的起这件大衣。

② vt. 担负得起(损失、后果等),花得起(常与can/can’t连用)

afford (money/time) I can afford the holiday.

我有时间去这次度假。

I can only afford one week for the trip.

这次旅行我只能去一周。

③afford to do sth.

I can’t afford to be ill again. 我不能再病了。

I can afford to buy the book. 我买的起这本书。

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