1·We cannot afford any more delays.
我们不能再有任何耽搁了。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor.
我们学校请不起更好的老师是因为这里的人穷。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·They cannot afford education for their children.
他们负担不起孩子的教育费用。
4·The factories cannot afford to finance chemical treatment plants by themselves.
工厂自身负担不起化学处理厂的费用。
5·He said he cannot afford to go back to school, as many younger people without jobs have done.
他说，就像许多无业青年那样，他负担不起重新上学的费用。
6·In some countries, children with this defect are often abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations.
在一些国家，有这种缺陷的孩子往往一出生就被遗弃，因为他们的父母为他们感到羞耻，或者他们负担不起手术费用。
7·Data show that economic downturns tend to postpone marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead.
数据显示，经济低迷往往会推迟婚姻，因为双方负担不起组建家庭的费用，或者担心未来会有不测。
8·I just cannot afford to keep myself.
我连自己也养活不了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·We cannot afford to ignore this warning.
我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·We cannot afford to ignore their advice.
我们不能不考虑他们的劝告。
—— 《牛津词典》