afford to

It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.

无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事。

We can't afford to wait.

我们等不起。

Only the extremely rich could afford to lunch at the Mirabelle.

只有非常有钱的人才能在米拉贝勒餐厅吃得起午餐。

She could no longer afford to keep him at school.

她已无法再供他读书。

People can't even afford to pony up for movie tickets.

人们甚至买不起电影票。

They couldn't afford to pay the bills.

他们无力支付这些账单。

I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.

我绝对不能眼睁睁地看着这家公司垮掉。

I just cannot afford to keep myself.

我难以维持生计。

We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.

对于健康我们决不能掉以轻心。

He can afford to sit out the property slump.

他的经济实力可以撑过这次房地产市场萧条期。

Many hospitals say they simply can't afford to computerize.

很多医院说他们根本没资金实现计算机化。

Can you afford to splash out a little? Is your budget unlimited?

你能稍微奢侈一点吗？你的预算是否有上限？

They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.

若是上色的时候不小心弄坏了那些地图，他们可承担不起。

Soon the villagers couldn't afford to buy food for themselves.

很快村民们就买不起口粮了。

She could just about afford to keep her five kids.

她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。