can afford

• conj. 有钱购买(有能力负担；花得起)

can afford的用法和样例：

例句

1. It isn't a question of whether we can afford a holiday I'm just too busy at the moment.
   问题倒不是我们是否有钱度假--而是目前我实在太忙了。
2. We will be grateful for whatever amount you can afford.
   你买得起多少，我们都欢迎。
3. Precious few people can afford prices like that.
   没有什麽人出得起那个价钱。
4. If he can afford a luxury yacht, then a fortiori he can afford to pay his debts.
   他若能买得起豪华的快艇，就更能匀出钱来还债了。
5. The price is way above what we can afford.
   价格高得我们绝对付不起。
6. Our electricity bills are higher than we can afford–we must start to economize.
   我们的电费已经高得付不起了——得节省些了。
7. Now you've been left some money you can afford to live it up a bit.
   既然留有这些钱，你就可以痛快享受一番了。
8. No country can afford to neglect education.
   任何国家都不容忽视教育。