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单词 without
释义 with·out
I. \wə̇ˈthau̇t, -thau̇t, usu -d.+V\ preposition
Etymology: Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English withūtan, from with, preposition + ūtan, adverb, outside, from ūt out — more at with, out
1.
 a. : at, to, or on the outside of : exterior to
  < had to stand without the door — F.L.Packard >
  < had placed themselves without the church — Valentine Ughet & Eleanor Davis >
  < solidarity and goodwill within and without the clan — W.W.Howells >
 b. : out of the range of
  < today, it is a goal, not without our immediate grasp, but attainable — S.J.Holbel >
 c. : beyond, past
  < just without the trees — William Bartram >
2. : not derived from or connected with : external to
 < light in me, light without me, everywhere change — Robert Browning >
3.
 a. : not using or being subjected to
  < spent the evening without conversation >
  < worked without coercion >
 b. : exempt or free from
  < without end >
  < without fail >
  < without fear >
4.
 a. : not accompanied by or associated with : separated from
  < smoke without fire >
  < taste without extravagance >
  < music without tears >
 b. : suffering the deprivation or absence of : not having : lacking
  < without money or resources >
  < without a roof over his head >
 c. : lacking the company or companionship of
  < could not live without her >
5.
 a. : not securing or receiving
  < was fired without explanation >
  < was welcomed back without reproaches >
 b. : not admitting of
  < a condition without remedy >
 c. — used as a function word to indicate the absence or neglect of an action
  < people who look without seeing, listen without hearing, read without understanding, and act without thinking — Phoenix Flame >
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English withūtan, from with, preposition + ūtan, adverb
1. : on the outside : externally
 < the church, a decent enough fourteenth-century … structure without — Osbert Lancaster >
2.
 a. : outside of a particular place; specifically : outside of the house : outdoors
  < an afternoon which was dismal without and within — Lucien Price >
 b. : outside of a class, community, or membership
3. : in outward action, circumstance, or being : outwardly
 < whether without or within, never … flagging in energy or zest — Emily Skeel >
 < within be fed, without be rich no more — Shakespeare >
4. : with a lack of something : so as to be deprived
 < his parents were poor, and he learned to do without >
 < go without >
III. noun
(-s)
: an outer place or region
 < from the far without to the deep within — James Stephens >
 < a disintegration from within, aided no doubt by the allied victory, but not imposed from without — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich >
IV. conjunction
Etymology: Middle English withoute, from withoute, preposition
chiefly dialect : except, unless
 < not without the prince be willing — Shakespeare >
 < you don't know about me without you have read a book — Mark Twain >
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