dispense with

英 [dɪˈspens wɪð]

美 [dɪˈspens wɪð]

摒弃; 省却; 不用

TOEFL

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 摒弃;省却;不用
  If youdispense withsomething, you stop using it or get rid of it completely, especially because you no longer need it.
  1. Many households have dispensed with their old-fashioned vinyl turntable.
     很多家庭都将老式的黑胶唱机束之高阁了。

英英释义

verb

• forgo or do or go without
• give up what is not strictly needed
  1. he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
  Synonym:sparegive uppart with
• do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  1. We are dispensing with formalities
  2. relinquish the old ideas
  Synonym:waiverelinquishforgoforegoforeswear

双语例句

• I mean, it's their money to dispense with as they see fit.
  我是说，这是他们的钱，用他们认为合理的方式进行分配。
• Most of us can dispense with loyalty to our employers as they show none to us.
  我们多数人都不必对老板忠心耿耿，毕竟他们也没这么对我们。
• They enable the composer to dispense with traditional instruments.
  它们使作曲家可以不使用传统的乐器。
• I can dispense with this dictionary.
  我没有这本词典也行。
• Can we dispense with the formalities?
  咱们能免去这些礼节吗？
• But this does not mean that we can dispense with international support;
  但是这不是说我们可以不需要国际援助；
• It's all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre all together and move everything out to Meadowhall
  彻底抛开市中心而把所有东西都搬到梅多霍尔购物中心，这完全是一场阴谋的一部分。
• Protest is dispensed with by any circumstance which would dispense with notice of dishonour.
  拒绝证书可根据任何免除作不能兑现通知之情况而免除。
• We can dispense with that today but not tomorrow.
  今天虽然可以把它免除，但是明天可就不行了。
• Can't we just dispense with these ideas already?
  难道我们就不能摒弃这些想法？