🔑af·fordBrE/əˈfɔːd/NAmE/əˈfɔːrd/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyaffordBrE/əˈfɔːd/NAmE/əˈfɔːrd/present simple - he / she / itaffordsBrE/əˈfɔːdz/NAmE/əˈfɔːrdz/past simpleaffordedBrE/əˈfɔːdɪd/NAmE/əˈfɔːrdɪd/past participleaffordedBrE/əˈfɔːdɪd/NAmE/əˈfɔːrdɪd/ -ing formaffordingBrE/əˈfɔːdɪŋ/NAmE/əˈfɔːrdɪŋ/🔑[no passive] () tohaveenoughmoneyortimetobeabletobuyortodosth买得起；（有时间）做，能做◆~sthCanweaffordanewcar? 我们买得起一辆新车吗？◆Noneofthemcouldafford£50foraticket. 他们中没有哪个拿得出 50 英镑买一张票。◆Shefeltshecouldn'taffordanymoretimeoffwork. 她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。◆~todosthWecan'taffordtogoabroadthissummer. 今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。◆Shenevertookataxi, eventhoughshecouldaffordto. 尽管她坐得起出租汽车，但她从来不坐。◆~sthtodosthHecouldn'taffordthemoneytogoonthetrip. 这次旅行他钱不够。
afford, bank, bankrupt, capital, economy, expense, finance, invest, money, profit
🔑[no passive] () ifyousaythatyoucan'taffordtodosth, youmeanthatyoushouldnotdoitbecauseitwillcauseproblemsforyouifyoudo承担得起（后果）◆~todosthWecannotaffordtoignorethiswarning. 我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。◆(formal) Theycouldillaffordtoloseanymorestaff. 他们再也不能损失员工了。◆~sthWecannotaffordanymoredelays. 我们不能再有任何耽搁了。(formal) toprovidesbwithsth提供；给予◆~sthThetreeaffordssomeshelterfromthesun. 这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。◆~sbsthTheprogrammeaffordsyoungpeoplethechancetogainworkexperience. 这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。Verbs usually followed by infinitivesafford,agree,appear,arrange,attempt,beg,choose,consent,decide,expect,fail,happen,hesitate,hope,intend,learn,manage,mean,neglect,offer,prepare,pretend,promise,refuse,swear,try,want,wish▸af·ford·abil·ityBrE/əˌfɔːdəˈbɪləti/NAmE/əˌfɔːrdəˈbɪləti/noun[U]▸af·ford·ableBrE/əˈfɔːdəbl/NAmE/əˈfɔːrdəbl/adjective◆affordableprices/housing付得起的价格；买得起的住宅OPPunaffordablecheapcompetitive ⬥ budget ⬥ affordable ⬥ reasonable ⬥ inexpensive
These words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected.以上各词均指产品或服务花钱少或低于预期。
cheapcosting little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices指花钱少、便宜、收费低廉NOTECheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that sth is poor quality as well as low in price. * cheap 亦可作贬义，指价低质劣：◆a bottle of cheap perfume一瓶低价劣质香水
competitive(of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices指价格、产品或服务收费方面具有竞争力
budget[only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service（尤用于广告）指仅提供基本服务因而价格低廉
affordablecheap enough for most people to afford指多数人买得起或负担得来的
reasonable(of prices) not too expensive指价格不太高、公道的
inexpensive(ratherformal) cheap指不昂贵NOTEInexpensive is often used to mean that sth is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that sth is poor quality. * inexpensive 常含物有所值之义，有时用以代替 cheap，因为 cheap 可有质量低劣的含义。