without
preposition,adverb
uk/wɪˈðaʊt/us/wɪˈðaʊt/A2
not having or doing something, orlackingsomething:
没有;无;缺少Ileftwithout myumbrella.我没有带伞就出来了。
Youlooknicewithoutmake-up.你不化妆显得挺可爱的。
He went without myknowledge.他没有让我知道就去了。
I couldn't have done it without you.没有你,我是无法完成的。
She'sstrongwithout beingbossy.她强硬但不专横。
Dostartwithout me.不用等我就可以开始。
formalHe's not without(= he does have some)goodqualities.他还是有一些品德的。
This is without adoubt(=certainly)thebestChinesefoodI'veeverhad.这肯定是我吃过最好的中国菜。
You shouldn'tdrivefor more than threehourswithout takingabreak.你不该连续开车3个多小时而不休息。
Withoutwantingto berude(= I don'twantto berude, but), don't youthinkyou need ahaircut?我不想无礼,可你不觉得你该理个发吗?
See also
dowithout(something)
gowithout(something)
- Alongwoolcoatis aclassicnowardrobeshould be without.
- You can'tworkcontinuouslyfor sixhourswithout abreak!
- They had beendebatingfor severalhourswithoutreachingaconclusion.
- I don'tknowhow it'spossiblefor apersontodisappearwithouttrace.
- He never goes out without hissecuritymen inattendance.
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (forsomething)idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out forsomething
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- minus
- need
- needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
- needful
- shy
- starvesomeone/somethingofsomething
- taken
- unaccompanied
- unappeased
- unassuaged
Grammar
Without
The preposition without means ‘not having something’ or ‘lacking something’:…