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

• Try to do without tobacco and alcohol
  尽量不要抽烟喝酒。
• What are we going to do without him?
  没了他我们还能做什么？
• I don't know what I would do without you.
  真不知道没有你我该怎么办。
• 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！
• 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。
• Right, you can do without a lot of things but not love.
  对，除了爱情，没有其他很多东西你也照样可以活下去。
• No, thank you. I can do without your advice.
  不，谢谢。没有你的建议我自己也能做。
• You can't do without it.
  你不能没有它。
• We can't do without the help of your organisation
  我们不能没有你们机构的帮助。
• I can do without your advice.
  我不需要你的忠告。