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

• What am I supposed to do without you.
  没有了你，我该怎么办。
• We can hardly do without the help of the masses.
  我们离不开群众的帮助。
• What we supposed to do without you? Win.
  没有你我们该怎么办？赢。
• 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 am also. I can not do without you!
  我的也是。我离不开你了！
• My dear, what will I do without you?
  亲爱的，没有你我将做什么呢？
• You can't do without it.
  你不能没有它。
• Man cannot do without water.
  人短不了水。
• 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。
• This is a baby expense you can't do without.
  这是一个婴儿的费用，你不能没有。