They could afford a secondhand car, she thought.

他们能买得起一辆二手车，她想。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

We could afford to reduce defence spending in peacetime without excessive risk.

在和平时期我们可以减少国防开支而并不引起风险增加。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

There's no way we could afford that sort of money.

我们无论如何都花不起那种钱。

《牛津词典》

Only the very wealthy people in Aztec societies could afford to drink chocolate because cacao was so valuable.

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And I'll say "how are you" and you say something to the effect that if I could afford a latte in this world, I'm doing well.

我问您最近怎么样，您有一次,说了一句话，大致意思是，如果我能,享受得起一杯拿铁，那一切就还好。

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Would you be happy if you could afford to buy lots of brand-name products?

如果你买得起很多名牌产品，你会觉得幸福吗？

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Migrant workers who could afford a pound of rice, can afford two pounds of rice.

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He says his son wondered how the establishment could afford to be so generous.

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The advice given to Mr Swinney questions whether a separate Scotland could afford the state pension.

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