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without/wɪˈðaʊt//wɪˈðaʊt/ ★★★★★ prep- ① 1没有,无;不2若无
- She walked in the garden without shoes.她没穿鞋子在花园里行走。
- He faced death without fear.他无畏地面对死亡。
- We can't leave the country without a passport.我们没有护照就不能出国。
- No man can live without air.若无空气无人能活(★可改写为 ... if he has no air.)。
- Without my help, he would have failed.没有我的帮助,他早就失败了(★可改写为If it had not been for my help, ...)。
- ②[主要与动名词连用]不…地;若不…
- He went away without saying good-bye.他不告别即行离去,他不辞而别。
- I entered the house without his seeing me.我进到屋里,没有被他看见。
- They walked for an hour, without a single word spoken.他们走了一个钟头,一句话也没有说。
- ③ 【文】【古】在…的外面(★现在一般用outside)
adv- ①[用于文意自明时]无(★此为将介词的受词省略之后的形式)
- If there's no vinegar, we'll have to do without.如果没有醋,只好将就一下不用了。
- ② 【文】【古】在外部,向外面,到外面(=outside)
- They awaited without.他们在外面等候。
n- ① 【文】外面
- come from without从外面来
- help from without外来的援助
短语- not [never] ... without V-ing
- Not a week passed without her telephoning to me.她每星期必定打电话给我。
- They never meet without quarreling.他们每次见面无不争吵。
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