afford 音标拼音: [əf'ɔrd]
vt . 提供;花费,负担得起
提供;花费,负担得起
afford v 1 :
be able to spare or give up ; "
I can '
t afford to spend two hours with this person "
2 :
be the cause or source of ; "
He gave me a lot of trouble ";
"
Our meeting afforded much interesting information " [
synonym :
{
yield }, {
give }, {
afford }]
3 :
have the financial means to do something or buy something ;
"
We can '
t afford to send our children to college "; "
Can you afford this car ?"
4 :
afford access to ; "
the door opens to the patio "; "
The French doors give onto a terrace " [
synonym : {
afford }, {
open }, {
give }]
Afford \
Af *
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rd "),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Afforded };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Affording }.] [
OE .
aforthen ,
AS .
gefor [
eth ]
ian ,
for [
eth ]
ian ,
to further ,
accomplish ,
afford ,
fr .
for [
eth ]
forth ,
forward .
The prefix ge -
has no well defined sense .
See {
Forth }.]
1 .
To give forth ;
to supply ,
yield ,
or produce as the natural result ,
fruit ,
or issue ;
as ,
grapes afford wine ;
olives afford oil ;
the earth affords fruit ;
the sea affords an abundant supply of fish .
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2 .
To give ,
grant ,
or confer ,
with a remoter reference to its being the natural result ;
to provide ;
to furnish ;
as ,
a good life affords consolation in old age .
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His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers .
--
Addison .
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The quiet lanes . . .
afford calmer retreats .
--
Gilpin .
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3 .
To offer ,
provide ,
or supply ,
as in selling ,
granting ,
expending ,
with profit ,
or without loss or too great injury ;
as ,
A affords his goods cheaper than B ;
a man can afford a sum yearly in charity .
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4 .
To incur ,
stand ,
or bear without serious detriment ,
as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious ; --
with an auxiliary ,
as can ,
could ,
might ,
etc .;
to be able or rich enough .
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The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits . --
Hamilton .
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He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer . --
Wordsworth .
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115 Moby Thesaurus words for "
afford ":
accommodate ,
accommodate with ,
accord ,
administer ,
allot ,
allow ,
amount to ,
award ,
be loaded ,
bear ,
bear the expense ,
bestow ,
bestow on ,
bring ,
bring in ,
clothe ,
come to ,
come up to ,
command money ,
communicate ,
confer ,
contribute ,
cost ,
deal ,
deal out ,
dish out ,
dispense ,
dole ,
dole out ,
donate ,
endow ,
endure ,
extend ,
favor with ,
fetch ,
fill ,
fill up ,
find ,
fork out ,
fund ,
furnish ,
gift ,
gift with ,
give ,
give forth ,
give freely ,
give out ,
give up ,
grant ,
gross ,
hand out ,
have independent means ,
have means ,
have money ,
have the wherewithal ,
heap ,
heap upon ,
help to ,
impart ,
indulge with ,
invest ,
issue ,
keep ,
lavish ,
lavish upon ,
let have ,
maintain ,
make available ,
make provision for ,
manage ,
mete ,
mete out ,
mount up to ,
net ,
offer ,
pay ,
pay off ,
pour ,
pour on ,
prepare ,
present ,
produce ,
proffer ,
provide ,
provide for ,
rain ,
recruit ,
render ,
replenish ,
return ,
run into ,
run to ,
sacrifice ,
sell for ,
serve ,
set one back ,
shell out ,
shower ,
shower down upon ,
slip ,
snow ,
spare ,
spare the price ,
stand ,
stock ,
store ,
subsidize ,
supply ,
support ,
tender ,
total up to ,
undergo ,
vouchsafe ,
well afford ,
yield
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