afford/əˈfɔːd/
vt.1. 买得起He can afford an apartment.他能买得起一套住房。
2. 经受得住；承担得起Can you afford $12000 for ...?你花得起12000美元买…吗？
I can't afford three weeks away from work.我无法丢下工作三星期。
If we could afford it, we'd like to go abroad for our holidays.如果出得起旅费，我们想到国外去度假。
3. 提供；给予The transaction afforded him a good profit.这笔买卖使他赚了一大笔。
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.他告诉我公司无法支付如此巨额的工资。