Question

afford to do sth 与 afford doing sth 有什么区别

Answer 1

没有afford doing sth这个搭配用法的，只有afford to do sth和afford sth这两种用法。

afford to do sth ：支付得起去做某事。

afford sth ：支付得起某物。

afford sb sth ：给某人某物。

afford是一个英语单词，可以用作及物动词，可以翻译为买得起、担负得起，等等。

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例句：

Today, the typical indian middle-class household can only afford a motorcycle.

如今，印度一般的中产阶级家庭只能买得起摩托车。

These industries are luxuries that only wealth and high production efficiency can afford.

这些行业都是奢侈品，只有富裕和高效生产方能提供。

All of the extra training did afford me plenty of time to myself for reflection and contemplation.

这些额外的训练为我提供了大量的时间来对自己进行反思及冥想。

Can you afford an expensive gift for your spouse in this economy?

在这样的经济条件下你给爱人买得起一份贵重的礼物吗?

And it will become ubiquitous; immortality won't be a privilege only the wealthy can afford, he says.

他说，永生会变得很普遍，而不是只有富人才能买得起的特权。