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'll dispense with the formalities.
  这些手续就免了。
• I can dispense with this dictionary.
  我没有这本词典也行。
• Decent public transport would dispense with the need for a car.
  有了合适的公交车就不需要小汽车了。
• 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；
• Let's dispense with the usual formalities.
  惯常的礼节就省免了吧。
• 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。
• Can't we just dispense with these ideas already?
  难道我们就不能摒弃这些想法？
• The accused decided to dispense with the services of a lawyer.
  被告决定不要律师的服务。
• Most of us can dispense with loyalty to our employers as they show none to us.
  我们多数人都不必对老板忠心耿耿，毕竟他们也没这么对我们。
• They enable the composer to dispense with traditional instruments.
  它们使作曲家可以不使用传统的乐器。