do without

英 [duː wɪˈðaʊt]

美 [duː wɪˈðaʊt]

没有…也行; 没有…也能对付过去; 情愿没有; 用不着

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 没有…也行，没有…而设法对付过去
  If youdo withoutsomething you need, want, or usually have, you are able to survive, continue, or succeed although you do not have it.
  1. We can't do without the help of your organisation...
     我们不能没有你们机构的帮助。
  2. We've had a bit more money and that, and the baby doesn't do without.
     我们还有一点钱什么的，婴儿没有这些不行。
• PHRASAL VERB 情愿没有;用不着
  If you say that you coulddo withoutsomething, you mean that you would prefer not to have it or it is of no benefit to you.
  1. He could do without her rhetorical questions at five o'clock in the morning.
     他真不愿早上 5 点就听到她一遍遍地反问。
  2. ...those who love France but can do without the natives...
     喜欢法国却看不上法国人的人们
  3. Like all teenagers there's one thing she'd rather do without — spots.
     和所有十几岁的孩子一样，有一样东西她宁可没有——青春痘。

双语例句

• Anything I could do without, but it is can not do without() You!
  我什么都可以没有，但是就是不能没有你！
• If there's none left we'll have to do without.
  如果没有剩余的我们就只能将就了。
• I can do without your advice.
  我不需要你的忠告。
• What am I supposed to do without you.
  没有了你，我该怎么办。
• I just can't think what I'll do without it.
  我简直不能想像没有了它我会怎样。
• Our team can't do without Xiao Lin.
  我们队可不能缺了小林。
• She thought I could do without one bit of love or kindness.
  她觉得对我不该有一点爱和仁慈。
• I'm afraid you can't do without fuel.
  我看没有燃料恐怕不行。
• I don't know what I would do without you.
  真不知道没有你我该怎么办。
• What am I to do without him?
  没有他，我该怎么办？