afford

1. V-T If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it. 支付得起

My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator. 我父母甚至買不起一臺(tái)新冰箱。

The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford. 藝術(shù)品應(yīng)該以人們支付得起的價(jià)格提供給更多人。

2. V-T If you say that you cannot afford to do 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. 承擔(dān)得起

We can't afford to wait. 我們等不起。