afford 核心詞議:
v. 買得起;抽得出(時間);提供
afford 基本解釋
vt. 買得起;擔(dān)負(fù)得起;提供;給予
速記方法
速記技巧
諧音聯(lián)想法
拆
諧音我付的
記
因為我買得起,所以錢我付的,再引申為我提供了一個東西。
知識擴展
單詞用法
常與can,could,be able to連用。2.其后可接名詞、代詞或不定式作賓語,若意思明確,可省略有關(guān)成分:afford to buy a car=afford a car買得起小車/afford the time for a holiday=afford a holiday抽得出時間去度假
詞條說明
及物動詞;直接接名詞(如afford a car)
詞語辨析
以下這些動詞都含有"提供,供給"的意思
equip:側(cè)重提供與技術(shù)有關(guān)的裝備或設(shè)備等。
furnish:多指添置家具等供給生活的必需品或為生活舒適提供所需的服務(wù)設(shè)施。
supply:普通用詞,指提供任何所需求的東西。
provide與supply近義,但強調(diào)人的深謀遠(yuǎn)慮,側(cè)重用貯備等方法作充分準(zhǔn)備。
afford:一般只用于對抽象事物提供,也可指經(jīng)濟(jì)能力上的供給或支付。
afford 變化形式
第三人稱單數(shù): affords
過去式: afforded
過去分詞: afforded
現(xiàn)在分詞: affording
易混淆的單詞: Afford
中文詞源:
afford 提供
前綴af-同ad-, 去,往。詞根ford,向前,同forth. 指資助,推動前進(jìn)。
afford
精選例句
1、 Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up?
我們的星球能承受得起任何偉大的思想家變得氣餒而放棄(的結(jié)果)嗎?
2、 I encourage readers to go to their local library when they can't afford to purchase a book.
我鼓勵讀者在買不起書的時候去當(dāng)?shù)氐膱D書館。
1、 The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oil-producing nations can't afford to import as much as they used to.
這意味著全球貿(mào)易將大幅下滑,部分原因是石油生產(chǎn)國無法像過去那樣大量進(jìn)口石油。
1、 The organizations are linked to local pharmacies and offer discounts to the patients and make sure to prescribe the most cost-effective brands, but still many residents can't afford even that.
這些組織與當(dāng)?shù)厮幍暧新?lián)系,為患者提供折扣,并確保開出最具成本效益的品牌,但仍有許多居民負(fù)擔(dān)不起。
1、 They afford an opportunity for people from all backgrounds to encounter a range of animals, from drone bees to springbok or salmon, to better understand the natural world we live in.
它們?yōu)閬碜圆煌尘暗娜藗兲峁┝艘粋€機會,讓他們接觸到各種各樣的動物,從雄蜂到跳羚或鮭魚,以更好地了解我們生活的自然世界。
常見考點例句:
- These industries are luxuries that only wealth and high production efficiency can afford .
- 這些行業(yè)都是奢侈品,只有富裕和高效生產(chǎn)方能提供。
- Revolutions such as the one in syria would seem to afford the perfect opportunity .
- 革命(比如發(fā)生在敘利亞的革命)似乎提供了實現(xiàn)這一目標(biāo)的最佳機遇。
- Today , the typical indian middle-class household can only afford a motorcycle .
- 如今,印度一般的中產(chǎn)階級家庭只能買得起摩托車。
- All of the extra training did afford me plenty of time to myself for reflection and contemplation .
- 這些額外的訓(xùn)練為我提供了大量的時間來對自己進(jìn)行反思及冥想。
- No company can afford to be associated with anything the public finds disagreeable whether it is legal or not .
- 沒有一個公司會提供一些公眾認(rèn)為不合時宜的內(nèi)容,不管是非法的還是合法的。