do without
[du wiðaut]
没有 ... 也行, 无需
例句与用法:
If we can't afford a car, we'll just have to do without (one).
我们要是买不起汽车,也就只好不用(汽车)了。
I'm afraid you can't do without fuel.
我看没有燃料恐怕不行。
I could have done without being (ie I wish I hadn't been) woken up at 3 o'clock in the morning.
其实用不着在清晨3点钟就把我叫醒吧。
He can't do without (the services of) a secretary.
他不能没有秘书(的协助).
详细释义:
1. 没有……也行
This is something I can do without.
我没有这东西也行。
2. 戒绝; 摒弃
He can't do without cigarettes for one day.
他一天烟也戒不掉。