afford
gb/əfˈɔɹd/ us/əfˈɔɹd/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1800
megengedhet magának valamit, telik, nyújt, biztosít
คำกริยา
A2
1
รูปแบบการใช้:
to afford [something]
We can't afford a new car right now.
Most nem engedhetünk meg magunknak egy új autót.
She could finally afford her dream vacation.
Végre megengedhette magának álmai nyaralását.
Many students cannot afford the high rent in the city.
They can easily afford the best seats in the theater.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
I can afford this book.
Megengedhetem magamnak ezt a könyvet.
We cannot afford a new phone.
Nem engedhetünk meg magunknak egy új telefont.
She can afford a nice dress.
They can afford a big house.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'afford' with 'buy'. 'Afford' means you have enough money, not that you actually purchase it.
ความหมาย
Have enough money to buy
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
can afford
|afford to buy
|afford the cost
|barely afford
|afford a house
คำพ้องความหมาย
pay for (Directly refers to meeting the cost of something; less about ability and more about action.)
คำตรงข้าม
cannot afford (Indicates lacking the money needed for something.)
หัวข้อ
money
|daily life
|shopping
|daily_life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To have enough money to buy something.
To have enough money to pay for the cost of something.
คำกริยา
B1
2
รูปแบบการใช้:
to afford [to do something]
I can't afford to waste any more time on this project.
Nem engedhetem meg magamnak, hogy még több időt pazaroljak erre a projektre.
He couldn't afford to take another day off work.
Nem engedhette meg magának, hogy még egy szabadnapot kivegyen a munkahelyén.
We can afford to spend an hour discussing this.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
I cannot afford to wait.
Nem engedhetem meg magamnak, hogy várjak.
We can afford to spend one hour.
Megengedhetjük magunknak, hogy egy órát rászánjunk.
She cannot afford to stop now.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes think 'afford' always means about money; it can also mean time or resources.
ความหมาย
Have enough time or resources
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
afford the time
|afford to wait
|afford a break
|afford attention
คำพ้องความหมาย
spare (Emphasizes having extra time or resources available.)
คำตรงข้าม
lack (Indicates not having enough of what is needed.)
หัวข้อ
time
|planning
|daily life
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To have enough time or things you need to do something.
To have enough time, energy, or other resources to do something.
คำกริยา
B2
FORMAL
3
รูปแบบการใช้:
to afford [someone] [something]
The hotel room affords a beautiful view of the mountains.
A szállodai szoba gyönyörű kilátást nyújt a hegyekre.
This law affords greater protection to consumers.
Ez a törvény nagyobb védelmet nyújt a fogyasztóknak.
The new program will afford students more learning opportunities.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
This place affords a good view.
Erről a helyről jó kilátás nyílik.
The job affords me time with my family.
Ez a munka időt biztosít számomra a családommal.
The park affords shade on hot days.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with 'offer' in casual speech; 'afford' in this sense is more formal and often about conditions or features providing benefits.
ความหมาย
Provide or give something needed
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
afford protection
|afford an opportunity
|afford access
คำพ้องความหมาย
grant (Often used in formal contexts for giving rights or opportunities.)
คำตรงข้าม
deny (To refuse to give something that is desired or needed.)
หัวข้อ
formal writing
|benefits
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To give or offer something useful or wanted.
To provide or supply something that is needed, wanted, or beneficial.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
afford
IPA
GB/əfˈɔɹd/
US/əfˈɔɹd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
af - ford (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ford)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: afford
- 3rd Person Singular: affords
- Present Participle: affording
- Past: afforded
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
affords
verb
affording
verb
afforded
verb
Core family
affordable
adjective A2
Related words
affordability
noun B2
affordably
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unaffordable
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
afford (someone) the opportunity
1/əfˈɔɹd sˈʌmwˌʌn ðə ˌɑpɚtˈunɪti/
fixed phrase
formal
Give someone a chance to do something
To give someone a chance to do something.
ตัวอย่าง
- The internship afforded me the opportunity to learn from experts.
- This course will afford students the opportunity to improve their skills.
can’t afford to lose
1/kˈænt əfˈɔɹd tə lˈuz/
fixed phrase
Cannot risk losing something important
Used when something is too important to risk losing it.
ตัวอย่าง
- We can't afford to lose this game if we want to make the finals.
- You can’t afford to lose your focus during the exam.
can’t afford to miss
1/kˈænt əfˈɔɹd tə mˈɪs/
fixed phrase
Cannot risk missing something important
Used when something is so good or important that you must not miss it.
ตัวอย่าง
- This is a concert you can't afford to miss.
- You can’t afford to miss this opportunity for a promotion.