afford 
英 [əˈfɔːd]  美 [əˈfɔrd] 
vt. 给予，提供；买得起

例句：
We can't afford to go on holiday. 

我们没钱去度假。

Opera should be available to people at prices they can afford. 

歌剧演出的票应该让观众买得起才对。

They can't afford to pay the rent. 

他们付不起租金。

We can't afford another scandal in the firm. 

公司可不能再出丑闻了，我们承受不起。

The country could not afford the luxury of an election. 

这个国家可承担不起选举这种奢侈的事。

to be able to afford to do sth 

能承担做某事的后果；经得住做某事