afford
1.afford(给)可以带有双宾语。例如:It affords me great satisfaction to be able to help him.
2.can afford to...表示“做得到…”,“忍得住…”等意思。例如:
He can afford to keep a motor-car. (1.他做得到备一辆汽车。2.他备得起一辆汽车。)
She can hardly afford to wait for another hour. (她几乎做不到再等一小时[因为时间局促]。)
3.I did not think I could afford to lose my post. (我想我失去这个职位受不了[因为我靠它生活,或者因为我喜欢这种工作,或者因为颜面攸关,或者因为我不肯甘心失业,或者另有原因]。)