| 单词 | cannot afford to |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔OLD〕Many pensioners cannot afford to heat their homes in winter. 许多领养老金的人冬天时家里用不起暖气。朗文写作活用〔OWE〕Some of the debtors cannot afford to pay these high interest rates. 有些债务人付不起这些高昂的利息。朗文写作活用〔afford〕The company simply cannot afford to pay overtime.公司根本付不起加班费。麦克米伦高阶〔afford〕We cannot afford to ignore this warning.我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。牛津高阶〔alienate〕The government cannot afford to alienate either group.疏远两个团体中的任何一方都是政府承受不起的。柯林斯高阶〔alienate〕The government cannot afford to alienate its supporters.政府绝不能疏远支持者。外研社新世纪〔bridle〕We cannot afford to offend these people so you would be well advised to bridle your tongue.我们惹不起这些人, 所以建议你最好还是管住自己的嘴巴。外研社新世纪〔comfort zone〕We cannot afford to have anyone operating in a comfort zone.我们可用不起工作中贪图安逸不求上进的人。牛津高阶〔complacent〕These results are good, but we cannot afford to be complacent.这些结果是很好，但却没有什么好自满的。麦克米伦高阶〔complacent〕We cannot afford to be complacent about our economic success.对于我们的经济成就，我们不容自鸣得意。文馨英汉〔complacent〕We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.对于健康我们决不能掉以轻心。柯林斯高阶〔complacent〕We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.我们不能对自己的健康状况漠不关心。外研社新世纪〔complacent〕We simply cannot afford to be complacent about the future of our car industry.我们完全没有资格对汽车业的前景沾沾自喜。朗文当代〔decently〕They cannot afford to live decently on what they are paid.靠现在的收入他们几乎不能像样地生活。外研社新世纪〔drop〕We cannot afford to drop behind our competitors.我们可担当不起落后于竞争对手的后果。牛津高阶〔finite〕The funds available for the health service are finite and we cannot afford to waste money.用于公共医疗卫生事业的资金是有限的，我们浪费不起。剑桥高阶〔gamble〕In a depressed market, we cannot afford to take a gamble on a new product.在市场不景气的情形下，我们不能冒险开发新的产品。朗文当代〔guard〕We cannot afford to drop our guard.我们无法承受松懈的代价。麦克米伦高阶〔highly〕He cannot afford to pay too highly for his principles.他承担不起坚持原则的过高代价。外研社新世纪〔idle〕I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle .我不能让土地闲置着。朗文当代〔ignore〕We cannot afford to ignore their advice.我们不能不考虑他们的劝告。牛津高阶〔indifferent〕The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.政府不可不关注舆论。牛津高阶〔keep〕I just cannot afford to keep myself.我难以维持生计。柯林斯高阶〔neglect〕This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to neglect it.这一行业是主要的经济增长领域之一，我们不能忽视。牛津搭配〔passenger〕The firm cannot afford to carry passengers.公司养不起白吃饭的人。牛津高阶〔perfectionist〕In this shabby house we cannot afford to be perfectionists.我们在这间破旧的屋子里根本谈不上事事求全了。英汉大词典〔precious〕We cannot afford to waste precious time.我们浪费不起宝贵的时间。朗文当代〔relax〕You cannot afford to relax your concentration for a moment.你必须集中精力，一刻都不能松懈。牛津高阶〔replace〕The shower that we put in a few years back has broken and we cannot afford to replace it.我们几年前安装的淋浴器坏了，但买不起新的来换。柯林斯高阶〔service〕The lawyers offer their services for free to those who cannot afford to pay.这些律师为付不起律师费的人提供免费服务。韦氏高阶〔stake〕We cannot afford to take risks when people's lives are at stake.在人命交关的事情上，不容我们有闪失。牛津高阶〔touch〕The party cannot afford to lose touch with political reality.政党不能不了解政治现实。朗文当代〔turn your back on sth〕The country cannot afford to turn its back on tourism.这个国家不可能不重视旅游业。剑桥高阶〔vigilance〕The birds cannot afford to relax their vigilance against predators.鸟儿不敢放松对天敌的警戒。牛津搭配〔wait〕We simply cannot afford to wait any longer.我们再也等不起了。牛津搭配An employer cannot afford to hire incapable workers. 雇主不能雇用无能的工人。译典通Many small businesses cannot afford to pay market rates for legal services.许多小企业承受不起法律服务的市场价格。牛津商务Some people just cannot afford to pay insurance.一些人实在付不起保费。牛津商务The child has no incentive to study harder because his parents cannot afford to send him to college. 这孩子没有努力学习的动力，因为他父母供不起他上大学。译典通The firm cannot afford to carry passengers.企业养不起闲人。牛津商务The funds available for the health service are finite and we cannot afford to waste money.可用于保健服务的资金有限，我们浪费不起。剑桥国际The insurer has focused on the bottom end of the market (= on selling to people who cannot afford to spend much).保险公司将力量集中在低端市场（向低下阶层推销）。牛津商务The union cannot afford to provide strike pay indefinitely.工会不可能无限期地发放罢工津贴。剑桥国际They cannot afford to insure staff against injuries at work.他们没能力给员工投保工伤险。牛津商务 |
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