afford

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #1656 ★★★☆☆

vt. 买得起, 足以, 给予

发音

US /əˈfoɹd/
US /əˈfo̞ɹd/
UK /əˈfɔːd/
/əˈfo(ː)ɹd/
/əˈfoəd/
IN /əˈfo(r)ɖ/
IN /əˈfɜ(r)ɖ/

词形变化

afforded affordest affordeth affording affords 三单 affords affording 现在分词 afforded 过去式 afforded 过去分词

别名

afoord affoord affoard affowrd

教材释义与例句

动词

给予，提供；买得起

to provide something or allow something to happen

The room affords a beautiful view over the city.

这房间可以俯瞰城市美景。

The new law will afford protection to employees.

新法律将为雇员提供保障。

释义与例句

v. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

    支付得起

    付得起

    I think we can afford the extra hour it will take. We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment.

  2. 2.

    To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.

    提供

    废旧

    Alfred affords his goods cheaper than Bantock.

  3. 3.

    To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.

    罕用

    Grapes afford wine. Olives afford oil. The earth affords fruit. The sea affords an abundant supply of fish.

  4. 4.

    To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

    A good life affords consolation in old age.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

give yield

上位词 10

deal drop spend offer manage provide supply cope render contend

下位词 6

leave open allow provide allow for open up

近义相关 1

give

词源

From Middle English afforthen, aforthen, avorthien, from earlier iforthen, iforthien, ȝeforthien, from Old English forþian, ġeforþian (“to further, accomplish, afford”), from Proto-Germanic *furþōną, from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth, forward”), equivalent to a- + forth. Cognate with Old Norse forða (“to forward oneself, save oneself, escape danger”), Icelandic forða (“to save, rescue”).

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