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  4. cannot afford

cannot afford

/kænɑt əˈfɔrd/
감당할 여유가 없다

I cannot afford a new car.

나는 새 차를 살 여유가 없다.


격식체

경제적·시간적·능력적으로 어떤 것을 구입하거나 이용할 여력이 없다는 뜻.

She cannot afford to take a vacation this year.

그녀는 올해 휴가를 갈 여유가 없다.

‘cannot afford’는 ‘cannot’과 ‘afford’의 결합으로, ‘afford’는 ‘~을 감당하다, ~을 살 여유가 있다’라는 의미.

콜로케이션

cannot afford to + verb시간을 낭비할 여유가 없다
영한사전
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