afford
/əˈfɔːd/verb
with obj.
1
can/could afford
have enough money to pay for买得起, 支付得起：the best that I could afford was a first-floor room
我至多付得起一楼的房间费用
with infinitive we could never have afforded to heat the place.我们绝不可能有钱生火取暖。
1.1
- have (a certain amount of something, especially money or time) available or to spare出得起, 抽得出（某物, 尤指钱、时间）：
it was taking up more time than he could afford.
要占的时间超出他能抽出的时间。
1.2
- with infinitive be able to do something without risk of adverse consequences担负得起：
only aristocrats could afford to stoop to such practices.
只有贵族才干得出这些卑劣的事。
2
- provide or supply (an opportunity or facility)供给, 提供（机会, 设施）：
the rooftop terrace affords beautiful views
在屋顶的平台上能看到美丽的风景
with two objs they were afforded the luxury of bed and breakfast.给他们提供了奢华的床位和早餐。
词源
late Old English geforthian, from ge- (prefix implying completeness)+forthian 'to further'， from FORTH. The original sense was 'promote， perform， accomplish'， later 'manage， be in a position to do'.