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| 1 | if you can afford something , you have enough money to be able to pay for it . This word always follows ‘can’ , ‘could’ , or ‘be able to’ （有财力）买得起，付得起（该词总用于can, could或be able to 之后） |
| I’ m not sure how they are able to afford such expensive holidays. 我不大清楚他们怎么能负担得起这么昂贵的度假。 |
| We need a bigger house, but we just can’ t afford the rent. 我们需要一处更大的房子，只是我们付不起房租。 |
| can/can’ t afford to do sth The company simply cannot afford to pay overtime. 公司根本付不起加班费。 |
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| 2 | if you can afford something you can do it without having to worry about it causing problems for you . This word always follows ‘can’ or ‘could’ 有能力，足以承担（该词总用于can或could之后） |
| Scientists are going abroad, taking with them skills that our country can ill afford (=cannot afford) to lose. 科学家们要出国，并随身带走了技能，这些是我们国家难以承受的损失。 |
| I’ m so busy, I can rarely afford the luxury of a restful weekend. 我太忙了，很少能享受一个轻松的周末。 |
| can/can’ t afford to do sth No politician can afford to ignore the power of television. 没有哪位政治家能无视电视的力量。 |
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| 3 | formal to provide something 提供；给予 |
| afford protection/shelter The vaccination also affords protection against polio. 接种疫苗还能预防小儿麻痹。 |
| afford sb sth Letters survive that afford us a glimpse into his everyday life. 让我们有可能一瞥他日常生活的信件保存了下来。 |
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