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

• Can't we just dispense with these ideas already?
  难道我们就不能摒弃这些想法？
• We cannot dispense with the idea of the speed of light.
  我们不能废弃光速这个概念。
• All right, let's dispense with the friendly banter. I believe you know why I'm here.
  我们还是别开玩笑，相信你也知道我为什么会在这里。
• Let's dispense with formalities and get down to work.
  让我们免去那些俗套，就动手干起来吧。
• I can dispense with this dictionary.
  我没有这本词典也行。
• 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。
• Yes, you can meet organizational security policies in the environments you dispense with WebSphere CloudBurst.
  是的，您可以在WebSphereCloudBurst分发的环境中满足组织安全策略的要求。
• It's so warm today that I can dispense with an overcoat.
  今天非常暖和，我不穿大衣也行。
• I think we can dispense with the formalities.
  我想我们就免去客套吧。