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cannot afford idiom(formalcan ill afford) C2 If you cannot afford to do something, you must not do it because it would cause serious problems for you: 承担不起(损失、后果等) We can't afford to make any mistakes at this stage in the project.工程进行到这个阶段,犯任何错误我们都承担不起后果。 He can ill afford to fail any of his exams.任何一门考试不通过,他都担负不起。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Deteriorating and making worse add admin aggravate backslide be downhillidiom debase deterioration devaluation devalue disintegrate dog downgrade regress regression regressive regressively retrograde wear thinidiom worse worsen
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