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单词 do without
释义

do without

1 [with modal] Manage without: she could do without food for a day...
  • I explained that doing without food was the key element here.
  • Twenty-one percent did without food to try to pay their bills.
  • She had tried, unsuccessfully, to give up the habit on several occasions; the best she had achieved was doing without cigarettes for a couple of weeks at a time.

Synonyms

forgo, dispense with, abstain from, refrain from, eschew, give up, renounce, forswear, swear off, keep off, keep away from, manage without
informal lay off, cut out, quit, give something a miss
1.1 informal Would prefer not to have: I can do without your carping first thing in the morning...
  • Determined to make a go of their new life, they decide that women are a distraction they can do without and swear off them for three years.
  • Although from my point of view as a manager, this is something I could do without, full stop.
  • I could do without the occasional looks of pity I've had from them.
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