cannot/can’t help something

phrase

1
used for saying that someone cannot stop themselves from doing something
She couldn’t help laughing when she saw it.
I shouldn’t have said it but I couldn’t help myself.
can’t help thinking (=have good reason for thinking):
I couldn’t help thinking he was asking for trouble.
Synonyms and related words
Impossible to avoid or prevent
inevitable
unavoidable
inescapable
2
someone cannot/can’t help it if
used for saying that someone cannot be blamed for a situation
She could not help it if her emotions took charge of her.
Synonyms and related words
To prove or say that someone is not to blame
clear
eliminate
vindicate
3
it cannot/can’t be helped
there is no way of preventing something from happening
It can’t be helped, we’ll just have to manage without her.
Synonyms and related words
Impossible to avoid or prevent
inevitable
unavoidable
inescapable
4
not if someone can help it
used for saying that someone is trying to avoid something that they do not like doing
They never go there if they can help it.
Synonyms and related words
To avoid doing something, or to avoid something
avoid
get out of
duck out of

单词	cannot/can’t help something
释义	cannot/can’t help something phrase DEFINITIONS4 1 used for saying that someone cannot stop themselves from doing something She couldn’t help laughing when she saw it. I shouldn’t have said it but I couldn’t help myself. can’t help thinking (=have good reason for thinking): I couldn’t help thinking he was asking for trouble. Synonyms and related words Impossible to avoid or prevent inevitable unavoidable inescapable 2 someone cannot/can’t help it if used for saying that someone cannot be blamed for a situation She could not help it if her emotions took charge of her. Synonyms and related words To prove or say that someone is not to blame clear eliminate vindicate 3 it cannot/can’t be helped there is no way of preventing something from happening It can’t be helped, we’ll just have to manage without her. Synonyms and related words Impossible to avoid or prevent inevitable unavoidable inescapable 4 not if someone can help it used for saying that someone is trying to avoid something that they do not like doing They never go there if they can help it. Synonyms and related words To avoid doing something, or to avoid something avoid get out of duck out of cannot/can’t help something phrase DEFINITIONS4 1 used for saying that someone cannot stop themselves doing something She couldn’t help laughing when she saw it. I shouldn’t have said it but I couldn’t help myself. can’t help thinking (=have good reason for thinking): I couldn’t help thinking he was asking for trouble. Synonyms and related words Impossible to avoid or prevent inevitable unavoidable inescapable 2 someone cannot/can’t help it if used for saying that someone cannot be blamed for a situation She could not help it if her emotions took charge of her. Synonyms and related words To prove or say that someone is not to blame clear eliminate vindicate 3 it cannot/can’t be helped there is no way of preventing something from happening It can’t be helped, we’ll just have to manage without her. Synonyms and related words Impossible to avoid or prevent inevitable unavoidable inescapable 4 not if someone can help it used for saying that someone is trying to avoid something that they do not like doing They never go there if they can help it. Synonyms and related words To avoid doing something, or to avoid something avoid get out of duck out of
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