do away withsth
—phrasal verbwithdoverbuk/də//du//duː/us/də//du//duː/did|done
C1
to getridof something orstopusing something
摆脱,抛弃;废除
Theseridiculousrulesandregulationsshould have been done away withyearsago.这些荒唐的规章制度几年前就该废除了。
Computerization hasenabledus to do away with a lot ofpaperwork.计算机的广泛应用让我们摆脱了很多文书工作。
How could they do away with abeautifuloldbuildinglike that and put acarparkthereinstead?他们怎么能拆掉一座那样漂亮的老建筑去修建停车场呢?