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 place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet.
  一个独处而不受干扰的地方；一个宁静而舒适的地方。
• A small, roofed structure in a park or garden affording shade and rest; a gazebo.
  公园或花园中一种有顶的小型建筑，供乘凉和休息；凉亭。
• The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability.
  容易亲近善于交际的性质。
• A road, path, or highway affording passage from one place to another. the act of running away with a lover ( usually to get married).
  道路为从一地到另一地提供通道的马路、小道或高速公路与情人一道逃离的行为（通常是为了结婚）。
• Affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings.
  给予欢乐；符合你的喜好和品位。
• A sport affording good exercise;
  使人获得良好锻炼的运动；
• Affording change ( especially in social status).
  产生变化（特别是社会地位的变化）。
• We have no expensive retail outlets affording us and you unbeatable savings.
  我们没有给我们提供昂贵的零售店铺，你无与伦比的储蓄。
• Place or situation affording some advantage ( especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective).
  具有某种优势的地方或位置，特别指能够居高临下观察或全面观察的地方。
• A small roofed structure affording shade and rest.
  一种小的且只有屋顶的建筑物，它有阴凉能让人们休息。