afforded

英 [əˈfɔːdɪd]

美 [əˈfɔːrdɪd]

v.  买得起; (有时间)做，能做; 承担得起(后果); 提供; 给予
afford的过去分词和过去式

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

• Joe afforded us a room for the night.
  那天晚上乔为我们提供了一个房间过夜。
• This afforded a high degree of reliability.
  这买得起高度可靠性。
• I couldn't have afforded to spend fifty pounds on cement and bricks.
  我拿不出五十镑来买水泥和砖头。
• He was afforded a certificate upon completion of his course of study.
  他结业时被授予证书。
• We wish to assure you that we appreciate an opportunity afforded us for service.
  请相信，我们将非常感谢您能为我们提供服务机会。
• I only wish I could have afforded an even bigger one.
  我只希望我能买得起个更大的。
• You were afforded a full and fair trial by a jury of your peers.
  你仍在你的同胞组成的陪审团面前接受了完全和公正的审判。
• His status at the studio afforded him all the artistic latitude he could ask for.
  他在创作室的地位让他可以在艺术上自由探索。
• And such representative or person shall be afforded all reasonable facilities to enable him to render such assistance.
  而该代表或订明人员须获提供一切合理设施，使他能够提供此等协助。
• His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age.
  他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐。