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 I dispense with the pills?
  我可以不用吃药吗？
• So let's dispense with the crap and move on.
  所以别说废话了，开始吧。
• We cannot dispense with the idea of the speed of light.
  我们不能废弃光速这个概念。
• We can dispense with that today but not tomorrow.
  今天虽然可以把它免除，但是明天可就不行了。
• Protest is dispensed with by any circumstance which would dispense with notice of dishonour.
  拒绝证书可根据任何免除作不能兑现通知之情况而免除。
• Most, if not all fungi can dispense with inorganic sources.
  即使不是全部亦是大多数真菌可省去无机氮源。
• Can we dispense with the formalities?
  咱们能免去这些礼节吗？
• 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；
• I can dispense with this dictionary.
  我没有这本词典也行。
• I think we can dispense with the formalities.
  我想我们就免去客套吧。