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
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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.
  1. My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
     我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。
  2. 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。
  3. We couldn't afford to buy a new rug.
     我们买不起新的小地毯。
• 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.
  1. We can't afford to wait...
     我们等不起。
  2. The country could not afford the luxury of an election.
     该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。
• VERB 提供；给予
  If someone or somethingaffordsyou an opportunity or protection, they give it to you.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...the protection afforded by the police.
     警方提供的保护

双语例句

• The bay affords a good anchorage and a safe station for ships.
  海湾提供了优良的锚地和船只停泊的安全场所。
• A city electric-power plant affords an illustration of complicated transformations of energy.
  城市发电厂提供了说明能量转换复杂关系的例子。
• 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。
• To the Puritan the Bible was in truth the most precious possession that this world affords.
  对一位清教徒来说，《圣经》实在是这世界能提供最宝贵的珍藏。
• This emerging technology of DLP affords a good opportunity for developers and researchers.
  新出现的DLP技术为开发和研究人员提供了良好的机会。
• 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。
• It affords a livelihood to a great number of people.
  这给许多人提供了生计。
• The result affords the basis to the parking management and guidance in the center area.
  本研究为中心区停车场的管理和停车诱导提供了理论依据。
• History affords us useful lessons.
  历史给我们提供了有益的经验教训。
• 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。