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afford | BrE əˈfɔːd, AmE əˈfɔrd | transitive verb ① (have money for) 支付得起 zhīfù de qǐ ▸ to be able to afford sth 买得起某物 ▸ to be able to afford to do sth 有钱做某事 ▸ please give what you can afford 请慷慨解囊 ② (spare) 能抽出 néng chōuchū ‹time, energy›▸ we can't afford the space to include all these examples 我们没有足够篇幅把这些例子都加进去 ③ (risk) 承受得起 chéngshòu de qǐ ‹scandal, job losses›▸ the government can't afford the risk/to lose 政府担不起这样的风险/输不起 ▸ he can afford/can ill afford to wait 他等得及/等不及 ④ formal (give) 提供 tígōng ‹protection, information, opportunity›▸ the window afforded a magnificent view of the gardens 从这个窗户可以看到花园的美景 |