Afford的用法解析以及相近的同義詞介紹

及物動詞：負擔得起、提供、給予

常見搭配詞：

• can't afford something / to do something
  買不起、承擔不起
  例句：I can't afford a new car.
  我買不起新車。
• be able to afford something / to do something
  買得起、承擔得起
  例句：They are finally able to afford a holiday.
  他們終於可以負擔得起假期了。
• can barely afford something / to do something
  勉強買得起
  例句：I can barely afford to pay my bills each month.
  我幾乎付不起每個月的賬單。
• can comfortably afford something / to do something
  負擔得起
  例句：Even on a modest income, they can comfortably afford a vacation each year.
  即使收入不高，他們每年也能輕鬆負擔得起一次假期。
• afford somebody an opportunity / a chance
  給某人一個機會
  例句：That afforded her the opportunity to improve her speaking skills.
  這給了她提高口語能力的機會。
• afford somebody something
  給予某人某物
  例句：The tree afford a pleasant shade.
  這棵樹提供宜人的樹蔭。

例句：

1. Can you afford it?
   你買得起嗎？
2. I can't afford to buy a house right now.
   我現在買不起房子。
3. I can't afford the time to take a vacation.
   我沒有足夠的時間去度假。
4. She can't afford to miss this opportunity.
   她不能錯過這個機會 (承擔不起)。
5. I can't afford to waste any more time on this project.
   我不能再在這個企劃案上浪費時間了。
6. They can't afford to make any mistakes in the competition.
   他們不能在比賽中犯任何錯誤。
7. With the recent success of their business, they can comfortably afford to expand to new markets.
   由於他們的生意最近成功，他們可以輕鬆負擔得起進軍新市場。
8. I can afford to be more generous with my money now.
   我現在可以更慷慨地花錢了(比較有錢了)。
9. It affords me great satisfaction to be able to help her.
   能夠幫助她讓我感到非常滿足。
10. The room affords a beautiful view of the beach.
    從房間可以看到美麗的海灘景色。
11. The job affords him the opportunity to travel.
    這份工作給他提供了旅行的機會。
12. After receiving the promotion, John found he could comfortably afford to send his kids to private school.
    在獲得晉升後，約翰發現他可以輕鬆負擔得起送他的孩子去私立學校。

同義詞：

• offer 提供、給予 vt. 表示主動提供或給予某物，特別是作為一種禮物、貢獻或機會。
  例句：He offered me a job in his company.
  他給了我一份在他公司的工作。
• provide 提供 vt. 表示給予所需或所要的東西。
  例句：The organization provides financial aid to students in need.
  這個組織為需要的學生提供經濟援助。(介系詞也可以用for)
• supply 提供 vt. 表示提供所需或所要的東西，尤其指長期供應物品給國家、人民、工廠、城市、市場等
  例句：The company supplies medical equipment to hospitals.
  這家公司供應醫院醫療設備。
• furnish 提供 vt. 表示提供或裝配所需的東西。
  例句：The landlord will furnish the apartment before we move in.
  房東將在我們搬進去之前為公寓配備家具。
• give 給予 vt. 表示提供或給予某物。
  例句：She gave me a book for my birthday.
  她在我的生日給了我一本書。

衍生字：

• affordable 買得起的 adj.