affords
英 [əˈfɔːdz]
美 [əˈfɔːrdz]
v. 买得起; (有时间)做,能做; 承担得起(后果); 提供; 给予
afford的第三人称单数
柯林斯词典
- VERB 买得起;负担得起
If youcannot affordsomething, you do not have enough money to pay for it.- My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。 - The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford...
艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。 - We couldn't afford to buy a new rug.
我们买不起新的小地毯。
- My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
- VERB 经得住;承受得起
If you say that you cannotafford todo something or allow it to happen, you mean that you must not do it or must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to you.- We can't afford to wait...
我们等不起。 - The country could not afford the luxury of an election.
该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。
- We can't afford to wait...
- VERB 提供;给予
If someone or somethingaffordsyou an opportunity or protection, they give it to you.- This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change...
这给我们提供了就系统可能如何改变进行提问的机会。 - It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.
这房间虽然很冷,但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。 - ...the protection afforded by the police.
警方提供的保护
- This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change...
双语例句
- It affords a livelihood to a great number of people.
这给许多人提供了生计。 - Gymnastics affords youngsters the opportunity to increase coordination, flexibility, strength, and achieve a full body awareness.
体操为青少年增加协调性、灵活性、力量以及获得对整个身体的认知提供了机会。 - Plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it.
与蚂蚁共生并为其提供掩蔽和食物的植物。 - Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation.
生命里不会有比养育下一代更有使命感和优先权的事情了。 - Snyder: Yes, the marketing power it affords a product/ project is tremendous.
Snyder:是的,它为产品和项目提供的营销力量是巨大的。 - Let us dedicate ourselves to creating a fair and caring society that affords true dignity and rights for all.
让我们大家着力创造一个公正、仁爱的社会,给予所有人真正的尊严和权利。 - The hydrogenation of olefins affords an example where both heterogeneous and homogeneous catalyses are effective.
烯烃的加氢反应就是这样的一个例子,对它说来均相催化和多相催化都是有效的。 - A five-day working week affords us more leisure time.
每周五天工作制使我们有了更多的休闲时间。 - The tower affords a panoramic view of the city.
塔楼上能看到城市的全景。 - The tall building affords a beautiful view of the ocean.
从这幢高楼上可以看到大海的美丽景致。