大学英语四级常用短语 afford to


释义：

afford to （有条件）做；能承担；买得起某物；支付的起

例句：


We can't afford to wait.

我们等不起。



The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.

政府不可不关注舆论。



None of this is likely to be on hand if you cannot even afford to mend the dismally few highways you have.

如果你甚至不能承担惨淡的几条高速公路的维修，那么这些都不太可能发生。



The firm cannot afford to carry passengers.

公司养不起白吃饭的人。



I can't afford to run a car on my salary.

我的工资养不起汽车。



I just cannot afford to keep myself.

我连自己也养活不了。



We cannot afford to ignore their advice.

我们不能不考虑他们的劝告。



The house is cold because I can't afford to turn the heat on.

屋子冷冰冰的，因为我开不起暖气。



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。



She could no longer afford to keep him at school.

她再也供不起他上学了。



The government cannot afford to alienate either group.

该政府承担不起冷落两个组织中的任何一个。



We can't afford to slip up.

我们疏忽不得。



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。