dispense with

英 [dɪˈspens wɪð]

美 [dɪˈspens wɪð]

摒弃; 省却; 不用

TOEFL

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 摒弃;省却;不用
  If youdispense withsomething, you stop using it or get rid of it completely, especially because you no longer need it.
  1. Many households have dispensed with their old-fashioned vinyl turntable.
     很多家庭都将老式的黑胶唱机束之高阁了。

英英释义

verb

• forgo or do or go without
• give up what is not strictly needed
  1. he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
  Synonym:sparegive uppart with
• do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  1. We are dispensing with formalities
  2. relinquish the old ideas
  Synonym:waiverelinquishforgoforegoforeswear

双语例句

• We can dispense with that today but not tomorrow.
  今天虽然可以把它免除，但是明天可就不行了。
• It's so warm today that I can dispense with an overcoat.
  今天非常暖和，我不穿大衣也行。
• So let's dispense with the crap and move on.
  所以别说废话了，开始吧。
• Let's dispense with the usual formalities.
  惯常的礼节就省免了吧。
• We shall have to dispense with the computer, we can't afford it.
  我们得放弃电脑，我们没钱，用不起。
• I think we can dispense with the formalities.
  我想我们就免去客套吧。
• The accused decided to dispense with the services of a lawyer.
  被告决定不要律师的服务。
• Citizen, I desire nothing more than to get to Paris, though I could dispense with the escort.
  公民，我没有别的愿望，只想去巴黎，护送倒可不必。
• But this does not mean that we can dispense with international support;
  但是这不是说我们可以不需要国际援助；
• We will dispense with that, and instead concentrate on the Points pattern that I came up with.
  我们将免除的，而是集中点的模式，我想出了。