单词 | to go without |
释义 | > as lemmasto go without —— to go without —— intransitive. Not to have; to suffer the lack or deprivation of; to dispense with, forgo. Frequently (and in earliest use) with prepositional object implied by the context. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > not have or lack [verb (intransitive)] fasteOE to miss of ——?c1250 wantc1390 to go without ——?a1500 lack1523 mister1531 to miss of ——1796 the mind > possession > non-possession > not have [verb (transitive)] > lack > do without forgoa1400 to go without ——?a1500 lack1551 ?a1500 (?1458) in J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. (1859) III. ii. 43 Of the pore penyles the hiereward wold habbe A hood or a girdel, and let hem goo withoute. 1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere iv. p. cxv He that by his wyll receyueth it, and whiche shulde els for his frowardenesse and contrarye wyll go without it. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. ii. 87 I hope I shall make shift to goe without him. View more context for this quotation 1695 J. Locke Further Considerations conc. Raising Value of Money 58 Silver which every Goldsmith..was content to pay high for, rather than go without. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. x. 72 He should either take one third of the money, or go without. 1786 Elfrida II. 52 She would never sleep in the dark again, if she went without her dinner to buy a candle. 1825 New Monthly Mag. 13 139 We had rather eat the same dinner two days following than go without one. 1872 S. Butler Erewhon ii. 10 I had to go without my own grog. 1889 M. Caird Wing of Azrael I. ii. 10 Viola had to go almost without education. 1920 M. Baldwin Canteening Overseas 57 Wood costs six francs for eight pieces so one just goes without except on special occasions. 1997 ‘J. Kincaid’ My Brother 68 He could not go without sex for more than two weeks. 2010 A. Nolan Like Father, love Son xiii. 83 He would have to go without his regular cups of tea. < as lemmas |
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