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2024-04-03 08:48:35 学考宝 作者:佚名
基本释义:
afford
英 [əˈfɔːd]美 [əˈfɔːrd]
- v. 买得起;有(时间)做某事;承担得起;<正式>提供,给予
- n. (Afford)(英、美)阿福德(人名)
第三人称单数 affords 现在分词 affording 过去式 afforded 过去分词 afforded
词典扩展 短语搭配 权威例句 实用例句
柯林斯词典
afford /əˈfɔːd/ CET4 TEM4 [ affording afforded affords ]
- 1.
及物动词 If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it. 支付得起例:
My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator.
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。
例:The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford.
艺术品应该以人们支付得起的价格提供给更多人。
- 2.
及物动词 If you say that you cannot afford to do something or allow it to happen, you mean that you must not do it or must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to you. 承担得起例:
We can't afford to wait.
我们等不起。
同根词
词根:afford
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adj.
affordable 负担得起的
同近义词
同义词辨析
offer afford furnish provide supply 【导航词义:提供,供应】
offer v. 提供
〔辨析〕 指主动给予帮助等,对方可以接受也可以拒绝。例1: The manager offered him a cigarette.
经理拿了一支烟给他。
例2: He offered me shelter.
他给我提供了避难处。
例3: He offered her a good job, but she turned it down.
他给她提供了一份好工作,但她拒绝了。
afford v. [正式] 提供,给予
〔辨析〕 多指提供抽象的东西,可后接双宾语。例1: The room affords a fascinating sea view.
这房间可以看到迷人的海景。
例2: It afforded him the opportunity to communicate with his foreign peers.
这给了他与外国的同龄人交流的机会。
furnish v. [正式] 提供,供应
〔辨析〕 既可指提供抽象的东西,又可指提供具体的东西。例1: Will these new finds furnish more clues surrounding the case?
这些新的发现是否会提供更多与案件有关的线索?
例2: He was furnished with a list of local dealers.
他得到了一份当地经销商的名单。
provide v. 提供,供应
〔辨析〕 指为某人提供需要或有用的东西,多用于 provide sth for sb 和provide sb with sth 结构中。例1: The restaurant provides free desserts for guests.
这家餐厅为客人提供免费甜点。
例2: They have already provided me with everything I need.
他们已给我提供了所需要的一切。
例3: The kids are provided with good food and clothing.
孩子们有良好的衣食供应。
例4: It is the duty of the authorities to provide homes for the old.
当局有义务为老年人提供住所。
supply v. 提供,供给
〔辨析〕 尤指长时间地定期供应所需或想要之物,多用于 supply sb with sth 和 supply sth to sb 结构中。例1: Steel for this project was supplied by an international company.
这个项目所用的钢材由一家国际公司提供。
例2: They were arrested for supplying counterfeit medicine to street vendors.
他们因为向街头小贩提供假药而被捕。
例3: Cows supply us with milk.
母牛供给我们牛奶。
例4: We supply power to the five nearby towns.
我们给附近的5个城镇提供电力。
词组短语
1. cannot afford 买不起 ; 负担不起 ; 上不起
2. can afford 买得起;有能力负担
3. afford to do 能够去做 ; 有经济条件做某事 ; 负担得起 ; 足以承担
4. afford to 得起 ; 做 ; 付得起
5. can afford to 买得起 ; 消费者有购买能力 ; 能够经得起 ; 罐头
6. Can not afford 买不起 ; 无法承受 ; 无法负担 ; 支付不起
7. I can't afford it 我付不起 ; 我买不起
8. afford to do sth 负担得起做某事 ; 能够做某事 ; 担负得起做某事 ; 支付得起去做某事
9. Can not afford to eat 吃不起
10. I can't afford that 我付不伏
词语搭配
afford与以下词性连用
v.
afford to buy/pay 买/付得起
can/could afford 负担得起
can't/couldn't afford 负担不起
afford to lose 输得起
adj.
able/unable to afford 能/不能负担起的
权威例句
1. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
同时, 他们发现他们可以租比他们买得起的质量更好的家具.《期刊摘选》
2. The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience.
这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。《牛津词典》
3. They allow ordinary people to afford good food and adequate diets.
这样使大多数人都有都能力买得起好的食品和获得适当营养.《期刊摘选》
4. I wish I could afford a car like this.
我希望我能买得起这样一辆车.《口语例句》
5. At last, we can afford a house.
我们终于买得起房子了.《期刊摘选》
6. There was no requirement that he should afford the taxpayer an opportunity to be heard.
他无须给予纳税人陈述的机会.《期刊摘选》
7. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries?
他告诉我说,公司付不起那么多薪水了.《用法词典》
8. Few could afford the luxury.
很少有人买得起这种奢侈品.《现代汉英综合大词典》
9. Can we afford a new car?
我们买得起一辆新车吗?《牛津词典》
10. I used to go out nearly every night but I decided to knock it on the head because I couldn't really afford it.
我以前几乎每晚外出,但我决定停止,因为我实在抽不出时间.《简明英汉词典》
11. I could only afford to buy the CD player because it was on sale.
只有大减价时我才买得起这台CD播放器.《期刊摘选》
12. That means a lot of Russians can suddenly afford to buy cars.
这意味着许多俄罗斯人突然间能买得起了汽车.《期刊摘选》
13. She could well afford to pay for it herself.
她自己完全买得起。《牛津词典》
14. That coat is an extravagance you can't afford.
那件大衣是昂贵的东西,不是你买得起的.《期刊摘选》
15. Yes, but do you really do you really think you can afford it?
是的, 但是你真的认为你买得起它 吗 ?《期刊摘选》
16. I've already told you ─ we can't afford it, full stop!
我已经告诉过你——我们负担不起,不再说了!《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
17. My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator.
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
18. We cannot afford any more delays.
我们不能再有任何耽搁了。《牛津词典》
19. High school students psychological and physiological characteristics afford us maximum possibility to implement aesthetic education .
高中学生的心理、生理特点,为我们实施 美育 提供了极大的可能性.《期刊摘选》
20. I can't afford a ticket. I'm spent up.
我把钱花光, 没钱买票了.《简明英汉词典》
21. How can they afford it? That's what I'd like to know.
他们怎么买得起这东西?这倒是我所想知道的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
22. She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work.
她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。《牛津词典》
23. It is feasible that afford credible operation method to practice by test and simulation.
通过试验及数值模拟的方法,为现场实际提供可靠的运行方式是可行的.《期刊摘选》
24. Her loiters afford a clue to her intentions.
对于她的意图她的信件提供了一条线索.《期刊摘选》
25. Only a man of means could afford such a big house.
只有富人才买得起这样的大宅第.《期刊摘选》
26. History affords us lessons that merit attention.
历史给我们提供了值得注意的借鉴.《现代汉英综合大词典》
27. It affords a livelihood to a great number of people.
这给许多人提供了生计.《现代汉英综合大词典》
28. If I've got my sums right, I should be able to afford the rent.
要是我算对了的话,我应该负担得起这笔租金。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
29. The truth is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
实际情况是我们无力继续聘用所有的职员。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
30. This kind of car costs a lot of money, but he can afford ( to buy ) it.
这类小汽车要花很多钱, 但他买得起.《期刊摘选》
31. These technologies afford the important base for research of navigation control system for agricultural vehicle.
这些技术为农用车辆导航控制系统的研究和开发提供了重要基础.《期刊摘选》
32. I can't afford to get sick.
我病不起。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
33. We can't afford to wait...
我们等不起。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
34. At last we are able to afford a house.
我们终于能买得起一所住宅了.《期刊摘选》
35. I can't afford to buy you another car — do you think I'm made of money?
我可没能力再为你买一辆车了,你以为我很有钱 吗 ?《简明英汉词典》
36. It'seems that none of them could afford an apartment currently.
不过好像他们没有一个能够买得起现在的房子.《期刊摘选》
37. He never Buys any cars, though he can afford them.
他虽然买得起汽车, 但是从来也不买.《期刊摘选》
38. None of them could afford £50 for a ticket.
他们中没有哪个拿得出50英镑买一张票。《牛津词典》
39. Our meeting afforded much interesting information.
我们的会议提供了许多有趣的信息.《期刊摘选》
40. His son's success afforded him a great pleasure.
他儿子的成功给予他莫大的愉快.《期刊摘选》
41. We cannot afford to ignore this warning.
我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。《牛津词典》
42. These lands afford good pasture.
这些地方有好的牧草.《简明英汉词典》
43. None of them could afford £ 50 for a ticket.
他们中没有哪个拿得出50英镑买一张票。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
44. Hope is itself a species of happiness, and perhaps the chief happiness which the world affords.
希望本身就是一种幸福, 也许还是这个世界所能给予的最大幸福.《期刊摘选》
45. We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.
我们对我们的健康自满不起。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
46. This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it.
这个问题十分重要,我们疏忽不得。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
47. Valuable facilities would be afforded to Russian air forces.
各种重要的设施将给予俄国空军.《辞典例句》
48. Ophthalmoscopy affords the only opportunity for direct visualization of blood vessels.
检眼镜检查法提供直接观察血管的唯一机会.《辞典例句》
49. The simple truth is that we just can't afford it.
事实很简单,我们就是付不起。《牛津词典》
50. I can't afford it, it's too expensive.
我买不起,太贵了。《牛津词典》
51. It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.
这房间虽然很冷,但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
52. To those Americans for whom money is a concern, my advice is simple: Buy what you can afford, and cook it yourself.
对于那些手头不宽裕的美国人,我的建议是:买你买得起的食材,回家自己做饭。《15年12月四级真题(第三套)| 阅读》
53. I can't afford to run a car on my salary.
我的工资养不起汽车。《牛津词典》
54. They could afford a secondhand car, she thought.
他们能买得起一辆二手车,她想。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
55. In these countries, only the elite can afford an education for their children.
在这些国家里,只有上层人士才供得起子女上学。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
56. This accident affords us a useful lesson.
这个事故为我们提供了有益的教训.《现代汉英综合大词典》
57. In Shanghai it's difficult for one person to afford an apartment.
在上海,一个人哪买得起房?《期刊摘选》
58. For all models, an improved headband spring will afford greater comfort for the majority of listeners.
所有型号, 改进的头带春季将提供更大的舒适的大部分听众.《期刊摘选》
59. Solid water affords a new approach to drought resistant planting in arid and semi arid area.
固体水为干旱、半干旱地区的抗旱造林提供了一种新的途径.《期刊摘选》
60. Microwaves have got cheaper and hence more people can afford them.
微波炉已降了价,因此更多的人能买得起了.《期刊摘选》
61. They couldn't afford to pay the bills.
他们付不起账。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
62. You can afford a cabin, but you can't scrape up child support?
你可以提供一个小屋但是你不能积攒孩子的赡养费?《电影对白》
63. If I can afford it, I think I'll go private.
如果花得起,我想我会自费医疗的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
64. Our garden affords us fresh vegetables.
我们的园子为我们提供新鲜蔬菜.《简明英汉词典》
65. Could you advise me which to choose? History affords us useful experience and lessons.
你能建议我挑选哪一个 吗 ?历史提供给我们有益的经验和教训.《期刊摘选》
66. I can't afford it at that price.
这样的价格我付不起。《牛津词典》
67. We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence.
对这样严重的违法行为,我们决不能视若无睹。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
68. We're wasting valuable time, time we can ill afford.
我们是在浪费宝贵的时间,我们浪费不起的时间。《牛津词典》
69. We cannot afford to drop behind our competitors.
我们可担当不起落后于竞争对手的后果。《牛津词典》
70. The country could not afford the luxury of an election.
该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
71. It afforded her the opportunity to improve her tennis skills.
这次为她提供了一个机会,使她可以提高自己的网球技能.《期刊摘选》
72. I can't afford it ─ that's the whole point.
我买不起,这就是全部的理由。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
73. What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay?
你最多能出多少钱?《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
74. We will be grateful for whatever amount you can afford.
你买得起多少,我们都欢迎.《辞典例句》
75. I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.
我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了.《简明英汉词典》
76. How much money can I afford?
我能出得起多少钱?《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
77. We can't afford to slip up.
我们疏忽不得。《牛津词典》
78. They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
他们再也不能损失员工了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
79. As the TV sets are moderately priced, people of average means can afford to buy them.
由于电视机定价适度, 中等收入的人们是能够买得起的.《期刊摘选》
80. My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
81. Hope is itself a species of happiness which this world affords.
希望本身就是世界给予的一种幸福.《期刊摘选》
82. She could no longer afford to keep him at school.
她再也供不起他上学了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
83. The high prices mean that only the most successful musicians can afford to buy rated instruments.
价格高意味着只有最成功的音乐家才买得起顶级乐器.《期刊摘选》
84. Practically speaking, we can't afford it.
实际说来,我们买不起这东西。《牛津词典》
85. Bankruptcy affords the debtor in possession a number of mechanisms to restructure its business.
破产法为持产负债人提供很多机制来重组他们的企业.《期刊摘选》
86. The government cannot afford to alienate either group.
该政府承担不起冷落两个组织中的任何一个。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
87. Hope is itself a species of happiness, and perhaps the chief happiness which this world affords.
希望本身就是一种幸福, 也许还是这个世界提供给我们的最大幸福.《期刊摘选》
88. If I could afford it, I'd have four television sets.
要是我买得起,我要有4台电视机。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
89. The crunch is that we can't afford to go abroad this year.
症结在于我们今年担负不起出国的费用。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
90. The tree affords some shelter from the sun.
这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。《牛津词典》
91. We wish to assure you that we appreciate an opportunity affording us for service.
请坚信,我们将非常感谢你能为我们提供服务机会.《期刊摘选》
92. Despite China's capital controls, the offshore market also affords its firms an alternative source of borrowing.
尽管中国对资本进行控制, 然而国外市场依然为公司提供了另一个贷款的来源.《期刊摘选》
93. Hereby can afford flocculants the variety and quantity in the process.
据此,可以为确定工艺中絮凝剂的投加量提供初步数据.《期刊摘选》
94. LAURIE : How did you ever afford all this stuff, anyway?
你怎么买得起这些东西的?《期刊摘选》
95. Once earned, it affords us tremendous freedom.
一旦赢得了, 会提供给我们巨大的空间.《期刊摘选》
96. Sterling transferability affords a means of multilateral settlement for trade between nondollar countries.
英磅汇兑为非美元国家间的贸易提供了一种多边结算方式.《期刊摘选》
97. It also affords a viable manner for integrated control grinding or other technologic line.
也给糖厂压榨提汁或其他工艺生产线的集成控制提供了一个较好的控制参考样式.《期刊摘选》
98. It affords the key to an understanding of the situation.
这提供了了解形势的线索.《期刊摘选》
99. He generously afforded us assistance.
他慷慨地给予我们援助.《期刊摘选》
100. Not many people can afford a car.
不是所有人都买得起汽车的.《期刊摘选》
101. affordable prices/housing
付得起的价格;买得起的住宅《牛津词典》
102. If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip.
我们精打细算一点,就能够负担这次旅行。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
103. I've already told you—we can't afford it, full stop!
我已经告诉过你—我们负担不起,不再说了!《牛津词典》
104. He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip.
他不够钱去进行这次旅行。《牛津词典》
105. The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford...
艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
106. I cannot afford to offend him.
我惹不起他.《现代汉英综合大词典》
107. He afforded a temporary shelter for the needy.
他为穷人提供暂时的安身之处.《现代汉英综合大词典》
108. Many rich people have yachts; people in their walk of life can afford them.
许多有钱人拥有游艇; 像他们这样富裕的人才买得起.《期刊摘选》
109. (formal)They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
他们再也不能损失员工了。《牛津词典》
110. I can't afford it—it's just too expensive for me.
我买不起,对我来说这太贵了。《牛津词典》
111. We can't afford to go abroad this summer.
今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。《牛津词典》
112. Because of you, I always kept girls around me at a distance.
因为你, 我总与身边的女孩保持一定的距离.《期刊摘选》
113. These trees afford a pleasant shade.
这些树下有一片宜人的树阴.《简明英汉词典》
114. We can't afford to wait.
我们等不起。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
115. The price is way above what we can afford.
这价格大大超过了我们的支付能力。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
116. Thesis afforded referrence for establishing the criterion on analysis of fire cause fire's prevention.
本文为火灾规范的制定、建筑火灾的防治以及火灾事故成因分析提供参考.《期刊摘选》
117. The few treats most students could afford were occasional visits to the movies or the theater.
学生们能担负得起的几种请客方式,就是偶尔地去一趟电影院或剧院.《期刊摘选》
118. He could barely afford the fare.
他几乎付不起车费。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
119. I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings.
我度不起假, 那样会把我的积蓄用光的.《简明英汉词典》
120. She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to.
尽管她坐得起出租汽车,但她从未坐过。《牛津词典》
121. The appendix in the article affords related background information and assistant explanation for the study.
本文的附录部分,提供了相关研究工作的背景资料和说明.《期刊摘选》
122. There's no way we could afford that sort of money.
我们无论如何都花不起那种钱。《牛津词典》
123. Don't figure on going abroad this summer; we may not be able to afford it.
别指望今年夏天出国, 我们可能负担不起旅行费用.《简明英汉词典》
124. They're comfortably off, so they can afford the house.
他们相当富有, 因此能买得起这座房子.《期刊摘选》
125. His research method affords us important reference for the comprehension of modern media art.
他兼容并蓄的研究方法为我们理解当代媒介艺术提供了重要参考.《期刊摘选》
126. The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
政府不可不关注舆论。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
127. This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change...
这给我们提供了就系统可能如何改变进行提问的机会。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
128. How on earth can she afford that?
她怎么可能负担得起呢?《牛津词典》
129. Soon the villagers couldn't afford to buy food for themselves.
很快村民们就买不起吃的东西了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
130. Each Member shall afford sympathetic consideration to any request from another Member for consultations.
每一成员应对另一成员提出的磋商请求给予积极考虑.《期刊摘选》
131. This letter seemed to afford her peculiar satisfaction.
这份信似乎给予了她特别的满足.《期刊摘选》
132. I can afford it, but only just.
这东西我刚好买得起。《牛津词典》
133. I just cannot afford to keep myself.
我连自己也养活不了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
134. You cannot afford to relax your concentration for a moment.
你必须集中精力,一刻都不能松懈。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
135. Once driverless cars are actually for sale, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.
一旦无人驾驶型汽车真的开始出售,早期使用者只会是那些买得起这种车的人。《16年6月四级真题(第二套)| 阅读》
136. If I can afford it, I will buy it.
要是我买得起的话, 我会买它.《期刊摘选》
137. He could not afford to buy a house.
他买不起房子。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
138. None of us can afford It'separately, so let's pool our resources.
我们之中谁也不能单独买得起这东西, 所以我们就集资购买吧.《简明英汉词典》
139. Can you afford this car?
你买得起这辆车 吗 ?《期刊摘选》
140. The firm cannot afford to carry passengers.
公司养不起白吃饭的人。《牛津词典》
实用例句
1. We're also going to have our loan program so that people are able to afford school.
WHITEHOUSE: The White House
2. I can't afford the time.
我抽不出时间。
3. Despite what you may think, most companies are sympathetic to people who cannot afford repayments.
BBC: How can I manage my debt?
4. Someone figured out at the median contribution that got you invited to stay a night in the Lincoln bedroom, Bill Gates could afford to stay in the Lincoln bedroom every night for the next sixty six thousand years.
有人算出来,按能受邀在林肯卧室留宿一夜,所需捐款额的中位数计算,比尔·盖茨完全付得起在林肯卧室,住上6万6千年。公正课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
5. Consumers are enthusiastic about tablets, he notes, and the larger screens afford developers more flexibility.
FORBES: BlackBerry Fund Says Developers Extremely Excited About PlayBook
6. On average, Americans spend two hours a day working just to afford their cars.
CNN: Use your money to buy happier time
7. Men who earn less money are safer choices because they can't afford to leave the marriage.
FORBES: Magazine Article
8. But jury consultants cost a lot more than most average defendants can afford.
VOA : special.2009.08.31
9. Just pull it out and pay, regardless of if you really can afford it or not.
FORBES: Your Debit Card: Don't Leave Home Without It
10. Many had struggled to find work because of their poor eyesight but couldn't afford corrective lenses.
FORBES: Magazine Article
11. That is to say not even the best city on Aristotle's account can afford to be without a foreign policy.
这也就说明,就算是亚里士多德笔中的最佳之城,也承受不起没有外交政策的后果。政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
12. We agree to be junior partners in absolute rule in exchange for recognizing your supreme authority over us in exchange for the protection that you will afford us."
我们愿意臣服在您的绝对权威之下,我们将视您为无上的权力,作为交换你必须向我们提供保护"欧洲文明课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
13. Young people are buying it instead of beer, and occasional drinkers can afford wine more often.
ECONOMIST: Why a cult $2 plonk has America's wine industry in a spin
14. Inventory is also abnormally constricted because many prospective sellers cannot yet afford to do so.
FORBES: Homes Sales Begin To Slip As Buyer Demand Outpaces Supply
15. But only about 350, 000 of them can afford the standard IVF treatment to conceive.
FORBES: Invo BioScience and Next Generation IVF
16. The only way to avoid debt entirely is to only buy what you can afford.
FORBES: Do We Take Debt Seriously Enough?
17. They cannot afford to live decently on what they are paid.
靠现在的收入他们几乎不能像样地生活。
18. I can't afford to run a car.
我开不起汽车。
19. So Kurt Russell and his friends attend a small private college, which cannot afford to buy a computer.
所以Kurt,Russell和他的朋友,参加了一个小的私立学院,那里买不起一台电脑。计算机科学课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
20. We can not afford the overhead associated with the administration of 27 separate payroll systems.
FORBES: Why Government Should Not Be Run Like A Business
21. The legislation would require most Americans to purchase health insurance and provide subsidies to those who cannot afford it.
VOA : standard.2009.11.23
22. Chocolate remained a drink that only wealthy people could afford to drink until the eighteenth century.
VOA : special.2010.02.17
23. But Pavel Felgenhauer says Russia cannot afford large-scale rearmament either and that Russian authorities have not reconciled this contradiction.
VOA : standard.2009.03.20
24. And that right now we can no longer afford to incarcerate, see, more than two million people, and take them not only out of workforce, but keeping them away from information of knowledge of literacy.
现在,我们已没有能力,去限制两亿人口,让他们,脱离劳动力,让他们脱离信息,知识或文化素养。媒体、教育、市场课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
25. But when you look at the bill, it is very expensive and you can't afford to pay that.
但当你看见账单时,你才发现这太贵了,你负担不起。SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : I can 课堂
26. This debate is not a game for these Americans, and they cannot afford to wait any longer for reform,".
VOA : standard.2009.07.23
27. Smaller firms subject to extraordinary risks need to be able to afford proper e-discovery solutions.
FORBES: Connect
28. However,most agencies can't afford those. You have to have a hangar, it costs quite a bit for maintenance and fuel."
VOA : standard.2010.01.01
29. Migrant workers who could afford a pound of rice, can afford two pounds of rice.
FORBES: How China Will Eat Your Lunch
30. And I'll say "how are you" and you say something to the effect that if I could afford a latte in this world, I'm doing well.
我问您最近怎么样,您有一次,说了一句话,大致意思是,如果我能,享受得起一杯拿铁,那一切就还好。人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课
31. So people that are being kicked out of their apartment, or they can't afford a place to live,
所以,针对那些房屋被没收的人,或者是买不起房的人,SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 我帮助过的人们
32. Drowning in debt and not being able to work and afford extra insurance, wow.
FORBES: Medicare Has Stopped Paying Bills For Medical Diagnostic Tests. Patients Will Feel The Effects
33. I can't afford it. It's too dear.
我买不起,太贵了。
34. Farm workers can't afford to laze about in bed.
农场工人是不能懒洋洋地躺在床上的。
35. This will be fun for local kids or anyone who can't afford a ticket.
FORBES: Magazine Article
36. And,U2's manager says the band has worked hard to make sure tickets are lower in cost than in the past so that fans can afford to attend the shows.
VOA : special.2009.04.10
37. Banks can no longer afford to ignore the issue of broken trust and disappearing customer loyalty.
FORBES: Nickeled and Dimed: Can Banks Buy Back Your Loyalty?
38. Maybe it's a tradition, maybe it's to keep the value kind of in a familiar range or a small-- they don't want them to get too expensive because people can't-- small investors can't afford them anymore.
也许是传统使然,也许是为了将价值维持在一个惯常的小区间内,他们不想让价格升得太高,因为人们,小投资者无法承担过高价格金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
39. One is, he can't afford to have his hoplite line outflanked, because if I can come around and take care of this guy from this side, he is engaged with a guy who's right opposite him, I can just kill him no problem at all.
一点是,他不能让方阵的侧翼被包围,因为如果我调转方向,从这边对付他,他正在和正面的敌人交战,我干掉他就是小菜一碟儿古希腊历史简介课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
40. As the war for talent continues today, we cannot afford to not embrace our internal talent.
FORBES: 5 Secrets To Unlocking Your Talent's Potential
41. The producers alliance has said it cannot afford to meet all the writers' demands.
BBC: News Online
42. Their income would push them into a tax bracket where they could not afford it.
FORBES: Romney's Return Suggests He Paid 57.9% In Taxes And Gifts To Charity
43. And no medical company that wants to stay profitable can afford not to gamble a bit.
FORBES: Genzyme Takes Gamble On Gene Therapy
44. Foreign Secretary William Hague has defended the funeral costs, stating the UK can "afford" to contribute.
BBC: Manchester
45. Because they can afford to pay the gatekeeper a hefty fee for recommending the product.
FORBES: International Campaign to Eliminate Pension Consultant Abuses (November 2, 2004 )
46. I think I could maybe afford a front door if I work really hard for the rest of my life.
我想如果我下半辈子努力工作的话,我可以买得起一个前门。SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 怡人的的汉普斯特德
47. "We have difficult times. We cannot afford everything we wish for if we want to create the future."
VOA : standard.2010.06.16
48. And it was exciting and interesting, and this device that had all this computational power that any person could afford or start to afford, that was just really interesting to me.
这让人兴奋又很有意思,这个设备有很强的计算能力,而且每个人都买得起或者将会买得起,这对我来说真得很有意思。戴尔CEO-Michael.Dell谈创业和发展课程节选 : 斯坦福公开课
49. But now, the community has exhausted all the generosity it can afford, and the food is running out.
VOA : standard.2010.03.22
50. But yeah, I think if you can afford it and it's something that's important to you
但是,是的,我想如果你支付得起,并且认为那对你很重要的话,SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 关于名牌
51. President Barack Obama has repeatedly described the conflict in Afghanistan as one that the United States cannot afford to lose.
VOA : standard.2009.10.25
52. Only the very wealthy people in Aztec societies could afford to drink chocolate because cacao was so valuable.
VOA : special.2010.02.17
53. Once they discovered their moral freedom, once they discovered that they could thwart God and work evil in the world, and abuse and corrupt all that God had created, then God could not afford to allow them access to the tree of life.
一旦他们意识到了,道德自由,一旦他们违背上帝,开始作恶,摧残,腐化,上帝的创造物,上帝便不准他们再接近生命树。旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
54. "I think this president believes we can't afford not to." Hopes for a bipartisan compromise on health care appear to be fading.
VOA : standard.2009.09.04
55. And how long can banks afford to ignore the minefields of insight from social media?
FORBES: Now that data's going really big, what's next?
56. Say Heav'nly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein Afford a present to the Infant God?
天上的神啊,你那神妙的天才,何不献上贡品给这神圣的婴孩?弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
57. Now never mind that our own experience with virgins has failed to afford us such a spectacle of bodily transformation.
没有关系,如果我们关于贞操的知识,之前未能告诉我们如此壮观的身体转换。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
58. People can't afford them. That's why we don't really have a malaria vaccine yet, because no one in rich countries really suffers from malaria.
VOA : special.2010.03.29
59. With NHS budgets under relentless pressure, these are increasingly being seen as rations the NHS cannot afford.
BBC: NHS 'paid ?17 for gluten-free pizza base'
60. With economic growth charging along at 9% last year, more and more Indians can afford cars.
FORBES: The Next People's Car
61. Rising debt levels and rising interest rates are simply something that the government cannot afford.
FORBES: US government's fiscal plight, the numbers say it all
62. Some franchises in smaller markets are relatively weak and unable to afford high-priced players.
FORBES: The Baseball Enigma
63. Fungicides afford some protection but huge quantities of chemicals are an expensive and limited answer.
ECONOMIST: Wheat rust and world farming
64. The OFT said too many people were granted loans they could not afford to repay.
BBC: Payday lenders told to improve by OFT
65. Analysts say the armed forces and its supporters are a political constituency that the Kremlin cannot afford to ignore.
VOA : standard.2009.03.20