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单词 affordable
释义
affordable
adjective
uk
/əˈfɔː.də.bəl/us
/əˈfɔːr.də.bəl/
notexpensive:
付得起的；买得起的
niceclothesat affordableprices物美价廉的衣服
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
costing less money than expected
  • cheapThe meal was cheaper than I expected.
  • affordableThere's very little affordable housing around here.
  • inexpensiveThey sell inexpensive children's clothes.
  • reasonableI thought the food was very reasonable.
  • dirt cheapMost of the books they sell are dirt cheap.
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(used abouthouses, etc.)ableto beboughtorrentedbypeoplewho do notearna lot ofmoney:
（房屋等）让收入较低者有能力购买或租用的
They haveincreasedtheirprovisionof affordablehousinginorderto makehomeownershipaccessibletobuyerswho wouldotherwisebeunabletobuy.他们增加了经济适用房的供给量，目的是让否则无力购房的人群买得起自己的房屋。
According to theguidelines, tenpercentof thedwellingsin thedevelopmentmust be affordable.指导方针规定，该房地产开发项目百分之十的住宅必须是经济适用房。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costing little or no money
  • chargeless
  • cheap
  • cheap rate
  • cheapness
  • chintzy
  • comp
  • compliment
  • complimentary
  • cut-price
  • economical
  • economy-size
  • entry level
  • ex gratia
  • free of charge
  • glossy
  • nominal
  • nothing
  • rock bottom
  • schlock
  • valueless
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(Definition ofaffordablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

affordable| American Dictionary

affordable
adjective
us
/əˈfɔr·də·bəl,əˈfoʊr-/
notexpensive:
Affordablehousingisn’t enough – we also needjobopportunities.
(Definition ofaffordablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

affordable| Business English

affordable
adjective
uk
/əˈfɔːdəbl/us
notexpensive:
They aremeetingconsumerdemandforfashionableproductsataffordableprices.
affordablehomes.
keep sth/make sth affordableThe Prius isheavilysubsidisedby Toyota tokeepit affordable.
affordable for/to sbWillspaceflighteverbe affordable for themasses?
(Definition ofaffordablefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaffordable

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Higher match rates make future consumption streams moreaffordableand therefore tend to increase current consumption.
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Howaffordableare current pensions and social security arrangements ?
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However, the book is reasonablyaffordableand provides a general enough background on analogy to make it a worthwhile addition to any bookshelf.
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Affordableaccess to essential medication in developing countries: conflicts between ethical and economic imperatives.
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In this respect on-far m research should envisage as many trial replications asaffordable, especially when it comes to the assessment of technically oriented trials.
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Moreover, private life insurance and medical insurance eventually becameaffordablefor most workers, and insurance against personal injury suits became available to most employers.
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The ideal situation is to provide a system of paratransit:affordable, tailored individual transportation.
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Computational mathematics is all about rendering mathematical phenomena in an algorithmic form, amenable to sufficiently precise,affordableand robust number crunching.
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Many readers will find thisaffordable, well-produced anthology of use in their thinking about late life as a fully embedded set of phenomena.
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In areas where there are not resources to upgrade between irrigation technologies, moreaffordableprecision options are available.
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In this context, we suggest that international trade rules perpetuate and exacerbate this inaccessibility, considerably restricting policy options for accessingaffordablemedicines.
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The simplification of clothing itself made clothing moreaffordable.
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What might not beaffordabletoday, will beaffordabletomorrow.
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In the social-democratic regimes,affordableand good standard housing, whether owned or rented, is a universal right.
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Repeatable craft techniques can now be used to provide a rich level of quality within an architecture that is alsoaffordable.
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