do without

[phrasal verb]

do without or do without (something or someone)

: to not have (something) : to live, work, etc., without having (something)没有…也行；将就

If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to do without (one).买不起新车的话，你就只能将就一下了。
I don't know how we ever did without computers.真不知道没有电脑时我们是怎么过的。
I'd like to get a new car, but I can do without it for now.我希望有辆新车，但暂时没有也行。

◊ The phrase can/could do without is often used to say that you do not like or approve of something.不喜欢；不赞成

I enjoy traveling, but I can do without having to wait around in crowded airports. [=I don't like having to wait around]我喜欢旅行，但不喜欢在拥挤的机场里干等。
He was late again. That's the kind of selfish behavior I could do without.他又迟到了。我讨厌这种自私的行为。

⇒ Main Entry: ¹ do

do without

phrasal verb

did without; done without; doing without; does without

: to not have (something) : to live, work, etc., without having (something)

If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to do without (one).

I don't know how we ever did without computers.

—can/could do without is often used to say that one does not like or approve of something

I enjoy traveling, but I can do without having to wait around in crowded airports.He was late again. That's the kind of selfish behavior I could do without.

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