英语单词短语词组“can afford”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

can afford

phrase

to beabletobuyor do something because you have enoughmoneyortime:

I don'tknowhow he canafforda newcaron hissalary.

Fewpeopleareabletoaffordcarslike that.

She couldn'taffordthetimeoffworktoseehim.

[+ to infinitive]I can'taffordtobuyahouse.

I'd have beenhappytoworkthere withoutpayif I could haveaffordedit.

See also

afford(HAVE ENOUGH)

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to be expensive

cost a (small) fortuneThis trip cost a fortune.
cost an arm and a legDrinks at that club cost an arm and a leg.
be daylight robberyWhat they're charging to get in is daylight robbery.
be highway robbery$50 for two drinks? That's highway robbery!
be a rip-off£200 for a concert ticket is a total rip-off.
be prohibitively expensiveThe cost of textbooks alone makes schooling prohibitively expensive for many.

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Examples

We couldn'taffordtopaythe lawyer'sfee.
We can'taffordanothertripabroadthisyear.
How can heaffordtobuysuchexpensivewatches?
Don't be soridiculous! I can'tpossiblyaffordto go onholiday.
Building adamwould be a use offinancialresourceswhich thiscountrycannotafford.

单词	can afford
释义	can afford phrase B1 to beabletobuyor do something because you have enoughmoneyortime: I don'tknowhow he canafforda newcaron hissalary. Fewpeopleareabletoaffordcarslike that. She couldn'taffordthetimeoffworktoseehim. [+ to infinitive]I can'taffordtobuyahouse. I'd have beenhappytoworkthere withoutpayif I could haveaffordedit. See also afford(HAVE ENOUGH) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples to be expensive cost a (small) fortuneThis trip cost a fortune. cost an arm and a legDrinks at that club cost an arm and a leg. be daylight robberyWhat they're charging to get in is daylight robbery. be highway robbery$50 for two drinks? That's highway robbery! be a rip-off£200 for a concert ticket is a total rip-off. be prohibitively expensiveThe cost of textbooks alone makes schooling prohibitively expensive for many. See more results » Examples We couldn'taffordtopaythe lawyer'sfee. We can'taffordanothertripabroadthisyear. How can heaffordtobuysuchexpensivewatches? Don't be soridiculous! I can'tpossiblyaffordto go onholiday. Building adamwould be a use offinancialresourceswhich thiscountrycannotafford. (Definition ofcan affordfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/can-afford##
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