读音

/wɪðˈaʊt/

释义

• 介词: 表示没有、不带有、除掉。例如: “I can’t go out without my keys.” (我不能没带钥匙就出去。)
• 副词: 表示不必要地、无须地。例如: “The task can be done without difficulty.” (这个任务可以毫无困难地完成。)

短语

• “without fail” 必须、一定要。例如: “Please return the book without fail by Friday.”
• “not without reason” 并非没有理由。例如: “Her anger is not without reason.”

例句

• 介词: “She couldn’t complete the project without his help.” (她没有他的帮助无法完成这个项目。)
• 副词: “He finished the work without complaining.” (他一声不吭地完成了工作。)

同义词

• devoid of
• lacking
• minus
• in the absence of
• sans