dispense with

短语

免除, 省却, 无需

词形变化

dispensed with dispenses with 三单 dispenses with dispensing with dispensing with 现在分词 dispensed with 过去式 dispensed with 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To eliminate; to dispose of.

    及物

    I wish he would dispense with the pleasantries and get to the point.

  2. 2.

    To do without.

    及物

    1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight.

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