afford to

Soon the villagers couldn't afford to buy food for themselves.

很快村民们就买不起口粮了。

People can't even afford to pony up for movie tickets.

人们甚至买不起电影票。

She could just about afford to keep her five kids.

她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。

Can you afford to splash out a little? Is your budget unlimited?

你能稍微奢侈一点吗？你的预算是否有上限？

This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it.

这个问题十分重要，我们疏忽不得。

People who can't afford to go to the theatre or concerts can afford to go to football matches

看不起电影或听不起音乐会的人可以去观看足球赛。

The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.

政府不可不关注舆论。

We can't afford to go abroad this summer.

今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。

They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.

若是上色的时候不小心弄坏了那些地图，他们可承担不起。

Generally, young women have had growing success in the paid labor market since 1960 and hence might increasingly be expected to be a be to afford to afford to live independently of their parents.

总体来说，自1960年以来，年轻女性在有偿劳动力市场中取得了越来越大的成功。因此，人们越来越期望女性能够独立于父母生活。

He can afford to sit out the property slump.

他的经济实力可以撑过这次房地产市场萧条期。

You cannot afford to relax your concentration for a moment.

你必须集中精力，一刻都不能松懈。

Only the extremely rich could afford to lunch at the Mirabelle.

只有非常有钱的人才能在米拉贝勒餐厅吃得起午餐。

Many hospitals say they simply can't afford to computerize.

很多医院说他们根本没资金实现计算机化。

Only the extremely rich could afford to lunch at the Mirabelle

只有非常有钱的人才能在米拉贝勒餐厅吃得起午餐。

She could no longer afford to keep him at school.

她已无法再供他读书。

They couldn't afford to pay the bills.

他们无力支付这些账单。

While it's understandable to focus on monthly payment amounts when determining how much car you can buy, your ability to afford a monthly auto loan payment doesn't mean you can afford the car.

在决定购买什么价位的车时，月收入的确需要考虑进去，但你能付清每月的车贷并不代表你就能买得起这车。

I just cannot afford to keep myself.

我难以维持生计。

We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.

对于健康我们决不能掉以轻心。

I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.

我绝对不能眼睁睁地看着这家公司垮掉。

Morey can't afford to keep the roster the same, but he can't afford a complete failure to launch, either.

莫雷负担不起维持名单不变的代价，同时也负担不起一次失败的重组。

It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.

无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事。

What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay?

你最多能出多少钱？

She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to.

尽管她坐得起出租汽车，但她从未坐过。

We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence.

对这样严重的违法行为，我们决不能视若无睹。

They could ill afford to lose any more staff.

他们再也不能损失员工了。

We can't afford to wait.

我们等不起。

People who can't afford to go to the theatre or concerts can afford to go to football matches.

看不起电影或听不起音乐会的人可以去观看足球赛。

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

我的工资养不起汽车。