afford
- KK[əˋford]
- DJ[əˋfɔ:d]
美式
- (常與can, could, be able to連用)買得起;有足夠的……(去做……)[+to-v];【書】提供,給予[O1]
過去式:afforded 過去分詞:afforded 現在分詞:affording
- 釋義
- 同反義
及物動詞
- 1. (常與can, could, be able to連用)買得起;有足夠的……(去做……)[+to-v] They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not. 他們沒有考慮是否抽得出時間。 We can't afford to pay such a price. 我們付不起這個價錢。
- 2. 【書】提供,給予[O1] Dancing affords us pleasure. 跳舞給我們帶來快樂。