IELTS Vocabulary

afford

/əˈfɔrd/

be able to spare or give up

Chinese meaning: 负担得起;提供

We cannot afford to ignore the effects of climate change.

我们承受不起忽视气候变化后果的代价。

The scholarship enabled her to afford a university education.

奖学金使她能够负担得起大学教育。

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