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 library affords access to a wide range of resources.
   圖書館提供了廣泛的資源訪問機(jī)會(huì)。
2. She can't afford to buy a new car right now.
   她現(xiàn)在買不起一輛新車。