affording

英 [əˈfɔːdɪŋ]

美 [əˈfɔːrdɪŋ]

v.  买得起; (有时间)做，能做; 承担得起(后果); 提供; 给予
afford的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 买得起；负担得起
  If youcannot affordsomething, you do not have enough money to pay for it.
  1. My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
     我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。
  2. 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。
  3. We couldn't afford to buy a new rug.
     我们买不起新的小地毯。
• VERB 经得住；承受得起
  If you say that you cannotafford todo 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.
  1. We can't afford to wait...
     我们等不起。
  2. The country could not afford the luxury of an election.
     该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。
• VERB 提供；给予
  If someone or somethingaffordsyou an opportunity or protection, they give it to you.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...the protection afforded by the police.
     警方提供的保护

双语例句

• A high place affording a good view.
  使视野开阔的高的地方。
• Most of all, though, I would like to thank my family. To my beautiful wife Louise, for her continued love and support through the many ups and downs in my career and for affording me the most precious gift of all, our children.
  最主要的，我要感谢我的家庭，我美丽的妻子路易斯在我职业生涯的数次起伏中给予我爱和支持，带给我世间最宝贵的礼物，我们的孩子。
• Any road or path affording passage especially a rough one.
  任何提供交通的尤其是比较粗糙的路。
• On the other hand, students have little difficulties affording the computer owing to the declining price.
  另外一方面，由于价格下降，学生购机不再有困难。
• He has insurance, but his family is so strapped that they have difficulty affording gas to drive to the hospital.
  虽然他上有医疗保险，但是他的家人已经捉襟见肘，以至于连开车到医院的汽油费用都险些拿不出来了。
• An avenue or other passage affording such a view. Carton: A corrugated box.
  狭长通道形成这种远景的一条街道或一条通道纸箱：用瓦通纸造成的箱。
• Because of information, article and service can with nearly free affording to have no risk, commerce begin, turn to these long tail especially.
  由于信息、物品和服务可以几乎免费而无风险地获取，商业重点开始转向这个长长的尾巴。
• The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability.
  容易亲近善于交际的性质。
• A sport affording good exercise;
  使人获得良好锻炼的运动；
• Affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings.
  给予欢乐；符合你的喜好和品位。