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can ill afford (to do something)
phrase formal or old-fashioned(alsocan ill afford something)
If you can ill afford to do something, it will cause problems for you if you do it: 经不起（做…）；一旦…就会遇麻烦
We can ill afford to lose another member of staff.我们可经不起再失去一位员工了。
This is money that we can ill afford to waste.
They have made some poor investments and can ill afford to make any more mistakes.
She still retains some goodwill, which she can ill afford to squander.
Our party's campaign can ill afford any embarrassments at the moment.
The university has asked the department to make faculty cuts, but we can ill afford it.
See also
illadverb
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