afford
单词辨析：
指主动给予帮助等，对方可以接受也可以拒绝。
The manager offered him a cigarette.
经理拿了一支烟给他。
He offered me shelter.
他给我提供了避难处。
He offered her a good job, but she turned it down.
他给她提供了一份好工作，但她拒绝了。
多指提供抽象的东西，可后接双宾语。
The room affords a fascinating sea view.
这房间可以看到迷人的海景。
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。
既可指提供抽象的东西，又可指提供具体的东西。
Will these new finds furnish more clues surrounding the case?
这些新的发现是否会提供更多与案件有关的线索？
He was furnished with a list of local dealers.
他得到了一份当地经销商的名单。
指为某人提供需要或有用的东西，多用于 provide sth for sb 和provide sb with sth 结构中。
The restaurant provides free desserts for guests.
这家餐厅为客人提供免费甜点。
They have already provided me with everything I need.
他们已给我提供了所需要的一切。
The kids are provided with good food and clothing.
孩子们有良好的衣食供应。
It is the duty of the authorities to provide homes for the old.
当局有义务为老年人提供住所。
尤指长时间地定期供应所需或想要之物，多用于 supply sb with sth 和 supply sth to sb 结构中。
Steel for this project was supplied by an international company.
这个项目所用的钢材由一家国际公司提供。
They were arrested for supplying counterfeit medicine to street vendors.
他们因为向街头小贩提供假药而被捕。
Cows supply us with milk.
母牛供给我们牛奶。
We supply power to the five nearby towns.
我们给附近的5个城镇提供电力。
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They pay full rates. Mind you, they can afford it
他们付全价，请注意，他们是付得起的。
I never dreamed that I would be able to afford a home here
我从没想到我在这儿能买得起房子。
We couldn't afford to buy a new rug.
我们买不起新的小地毯。
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。
It's an ignorance we can ill afford.
这是我们难以承受的无知。
It's possible he won't play but I can ill afford to lose him
有可能他不会上场，但是我几乎承受不起失去他的损失。