afford

My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator.

我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。

All of my clothes look so old and I can't afford anything new.

我所有的衣服看起来都很旧，但我买不起新的。

The real question in the future is how come people afford these things if they don't have money, because they can't get a job that pays enough.

未来真正的问题是，如果因为人们找不到一份薪水足够的工作，人们没有钱，他们怎么能买得起这些东西。

I was busy at work and couldn't afford the time to see my friend.

我忙于工作，抽不出时间去看我的朋友。

We can't afford to wait.

我们等不起。

With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation, more families are choosing to live together.

由于年轻人无力离家，老人又有被孤立的危险，越来越多的家庭选择住在一起。

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

一般来说，自1960年以来，年轻女性在有偿劳动市场上取得了越来越大的成功，因此，她们越来越有可能有能力不依靠父母生活。

It afforded him the opportunity to improve his English skills.

这给他提供了提高英语水平的机会。