v.

be able to spare or give up

"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"

be the cause or source of

"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

同義詞：yieldgive

have the financial means to do something or buy something

"We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"

afford access to

同義詞：opengive

1. The scholarship afforded her the chance to study at a prestigious university.
   獎學(xué)金讓她有機(jī)會在一所著名大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。
2. He afforded a new car last year thanks to his promotion.
   多虧了升職，他去年買得起一輛新車。