The children needed new school outfits, yet Kim couldn't afford to buy them.

孩子们需要新的校服，但金买不起。

金山词霸

We can't afford a bicycle, let alone a car.

我们连自行车也买不起, 更不用说汽车了.

《简明英汉词典》

If we can't afford beef, we have to do with pork.

如果我们买不起牛肉, 猪肉也行.

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The gem is beyond my pocket.

这颗宝石我可买不起.

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The goods are priced out of our reach.

商品要价太高,我们买不起.

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This year we can't even afford a single present for our grandchildren, which is a true heartbreak.

今年我们甚至买不起一件礼物给孙辈，这真是令人心碎。

金山词霸

I thank my lucky stars I bought my house when I did — I couldn't afford today's prices.

我当时买下了我的房子真是幸运——现在的价格我可买不起了.

《简明英汉词典》

Things have come to a pretty pass if we can't even afford beer!

如果我们甚至连啤酒也买不起,那境况就糟透了!

《简明英汉词典》

If you can't afford a new copy, perhaps you can find a second hand copy.

如果你买不起新书, 你或许可以买到一本旧的.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The concert was fully booked, and besides, most of the crowd in the square couldn't afford a ticket.

音乐会门票已全部售罄，此外，广场上的大多数人买不起票。

金山词霸

British car workers could barely afford to buy the vehicles they were producing.

英国汽车工人几乎买不起他们生产的汽车。

金山词霸

His disapproving attitude toward cars is simply sour grapes; the fact is that he would like to have a car but can't afford to buy one.

他对汽车持不赞成的态度纯粹是酸葡萄逻辑; 事实上他也想有一部汽车,只是买不起罢了.

《简明英汉词典》

Jill said she couldn't afford new clothes, yet in the same breath described the new outfIt'she'd just bought.

吉尔说她买不起新衣服, 然而与此同时她又描绘起她刚买的那套新衣服.

《简明英汉词典》

My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator.

我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。

辞典例句

Many families on low incomes will be unable to afford to buy their own home.

许多低收入家庭将会买不起自己的房子。

辞典例句