afford
- vt. 给予,提供;买得起
- n. (Afford)人名;(英)阿福德
考试真题
- They can only afford small apartments.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- As smaller cities copy the model of these 24-hour cities, more affordable versions of these places will be created.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Once driverless cars are actually for sale, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oilproducing nations can't afford to import as much as they used to.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- To those Americans for whom money is a concern, my advice is simple: Buy what you can afford, and cook it yourself.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Most people couldn't afford to do otherwise.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Politicians who thoughtlessly promoted home-ownership for those who could not afford it?
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
- Few people can afford it without working hard.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文
- Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文
- Well, I guess I'd sell my watch or computer or do some odd jobs till I could afford a return plane ticket.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
- And my university classmates are arranging a trip to vi sit our old campus, and I'd love to go with them, but I can't afford both.
2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B
- Generally, young women have had growing success in the paid labor market since 1960 and hence might increasingly be expected to be able to afford to live independently of their parents.
2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
- The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oil-producing nations can't afford to import as much as they used to.
2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
- While the practice carries serious health risks for many, those dangers are outweighed by the social and economic gains for poor urban farmers and consumers who need affordable food.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- University education is becoming attractive to students who can afford it.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- And the New Yorkers who spent a bundle on an outdoor hot tub now admit they rarely use it, because we can’t afford to heat it in winter.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- They can afford to choose easier majors in order to enjoy themselves.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable After being dogged by technical delays for years, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic's founder, had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- She was astonished by the professional possibilities afforded to young American woman.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
- They cannot afford the time and expenses of rearing children.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- They cannot afford the high tuition.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文
- He cannot afford to have a coffee break.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- He can't afford to go traveling yet.
出自-2012年12月听力原文
- If you can afford to buy prestige, that's your choice.
2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
- Meanwhile, pupils arrive at school hungry because their families can't afford breakfast.
2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
- Over the next few months, I realized not only could I not afford my dream school, I couldn't even afford the ones where I'd been accepted.
2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
- The message to young people who might not otherwise be able to afford to break into the business is, "You can purchase this $3 million piece of land here, because I'm guaranteeing you today you'll have 1, 000 Bison on it."
2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
- It was also much more than we could afford, but far less than the original asking price.
2015年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文
- She ran at the school championships barefooted because she couldn't afford shoes.
2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- The poor could hardly afford school education.
2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项
- When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential, they could in turn afford more education.
出自-2009年考研阅读原文
- Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can’t afford not to.
出自-2013年考研阅读原文
- It could make extra training and instruction affordable.
出自-2018年考研阅读原文
- Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainability when they can't afford not to.
2013年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
双语例句
- 1. They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.
- 若是上色的时候不小心弄坏了那些地图,他们可承担不起。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They pay full rates. Mind you, they can afford it.
- 他们付全价,请注意,他们是付得起的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
- 无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.
- 我绝对不能眼睁睁地看着这家公司垮掉。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He could not afford luxury food on his pay.
- 靠自己的工资他买不起奢侈的食品。
来自柯林斯例句