afford to do sth. 负担得起做某事（时间或金钱方面）
afford后面常跟带to的动词不定式.
afford通常与can, could be able to连用,尤用于否定句或疑问句中.
We can’t afford to go abroad this summer.
今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。
The crunch is that we can't afford to go abroad this year.
症结在于我们今年担负不起出国的费用。
We can't afford to pay such a price.
我们付不起这个价钱。
Only the extremely rich could afford to lunch at the Mirabelle.
只有非常有钱的人才能在米拉贝勒餐厅吃得起午餐。
I can't afford to run a car on my salary.
我的工资养不起汽车。
They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
他们再也不能损失员工了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it.
这个问题十分重要，我们疏忽不得。
We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence.
对这样严重的违法行为，我们决不能视若无睹。
I can't afford to get sick.
我病不起。
We cannot afford to drop behind our competitors.
我们可担当不起落后于竞争对手的后果。
You can't afford to miss meals when you're in training.
你在接受训练，可不能不吃饭呀。
We cannot afford to ignore their advice.
我们不能不考虑他们的劝告。
We cannot afford to ignore this warning.
我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。
She could no longer afford to keep him at school.
她已无法再供他读书。
The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
政府不可不关注舆论。
The government cannot afford to alienate either group.
疏远两个团体中的任何一方都是政府承受不起的。
The British could afford to reduce defence spending in peacetime without excessive risk.
英国可以在和平时期减少国防开支，而不会引来太大风险。
You cannot afford to relax your concentration for a moment.
你必须集中精力，一刻都不能松懈。
She could just about afford to keep her five kids.
她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。
I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.
我绝对不能眼睁睁地看着这家公司垮掉。
He could not afford to buy a house.
他买不起房子。
We couldn't afford to buy a new rug.
我们买不起新的小地毯。
We can't afford to wait.
我们等不起。
There's no way we can afford to buy a house at the moment.
眼下我们无论如何也买不起房子。
The house is cold because I can't afford to turn the heat on
屋里很冷，因为我没钱付暖气费。
Soon the villagers couldn't afford to buy food for themselves.
很快村民们就买不起口粮了。
Many hospitals say they simply can't afford to computerize.
很多医院说他们根本没资金实现计算机化。
He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip.
他不够钱去进行这次旅行。
afford sth.to sb.=afford sb.sth.
It afforded him the opportunity to communicate with his foreign peers.
这给了他与外国的同龄人交流的机会。
The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience.
这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。
Dancing affords us pleasure.
跳舞给我们带来快乐。
They couldn’t afford $50 for a ticket.
他们拿不出50美元买一张票。
In these countries, only the elite can afford an education for their children.
在这些国家里，只有上层人士才供得起子女上学。
The room affords a fascinating sea view.
这房间可以看到迷人的海景。
Can we afford a new car?
我们能买得起一辆新车吗?
My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator.
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。
If I've got my sums right, I should be able to afford the rent.
要是我算对了的话，我应该负担得起这笔租金。
If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip.
我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。