(1)afford 意为“买得起;承担得起”,通常物can,could,be able to连用,多用于否定句或疑问句中。常用搭配:afford to do sth.“负担得起做某事”;can't afford sth. “买不起某物”。例如:

I can't afford (to buy) a new coat.

我没钱买件新外衣。

He can't afford the time for it.

他抽不出时间来做此事。

He says he really can't afford to wait another day.

他说他确实一天也不能再等了。

(2)afford 还有“给予”之意,可接双宾语。afford sb./sth. “给某人/某物提供……”。若双宾语交换位置,要用介词 to(此时无需连用 can, be able to等)。例如:

My parents always afford me all the things they have.

我的父母给予了我他们所拥有的一切。

His visit affords us great pleasure.

His visit affords great pleasure to us.

他的来访给我们带来极大的快乐。

Let's have a try.

afford的用法归纳(考点精讲afford的用法)(1)

afford的用法归纳(考点精讲afford的用法)(2)

谢谢!

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