英语词汇“afford”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

affordafford /əˈfɔrd/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYafford

Origin: Old English geforthian to carry out, from forth

VERB TABLE

afford

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	afford
	he, she, it	affords
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	afforded
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have afforded
	he, she, it	has afforded
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had afforded
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will afford
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have afforded

1can afford a)to have enough money to buy or pay for something: I’m not sure I can afford $750 a month in rent.can afford to do something We can’t afford to buy a new car. b)to be able to do something without causing serious problems for yourself: can afford to do something We simply can’t afford to offend such an important customer. c)to have enough time to do something: Helena doesn’t feel she can afford any more time away from work.2formal to provide something or allow something to happen: The window affords a beautiful view out over the city. [Origin: Old English geforthian to carry out, from forth]