go without (something)• They went without a flashlight, as the Managuans do if they are out of doors when the lights go out.• For seasons at a time he went without a roof or bed and for months had no shirt on his back.• Nurse Ian Ballantyne, 26, alleged that Mr Stockton had gone without his medicine on previous occasions.• It goes without saying that any infringements of these new restrictions will imperil what is already an extremely sensitive access agreement.• Despite these difficulties, it goes without saying that no book should be ordered unless the price is known.• It goes without saying that Quinn lost a good deal of weight during this period.• Of course it goes without saying that the aquarium glass must always be perfectly clean for best results.
it goes without saying (that)• Non-fiction books, too, it goes without saying, are a good source.• Concentrated, clearmeatjuice, must, it goes without saying, be added.• I think it goes without saying that a restedperson is a better person, more able to face life.• Despite these difficulties, it goes without saying that no book should be ordered unless the price is known.• Of course it goes without saying that the aquarium glass must always be perfectly clean for best results.• Historically it goes without saying that we have used all kinds of nature, and especially animals, for humanbenefit.• And it goes without saying that Wild is a Lisztian of the finest order.
go without (sth) ♦︎ forgo ♦︎ give sth up ♦︎ do without (sb/sth)These words all mean to not have or do sth that you usually have or do.这些词均表示舍弃本有之物,或放弃不做常做之事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to go without / forgo / do without food / sleep◆to go without / forgo / give up / do without your holiday◆to forgo / give up your break■ˌgo withˈout■ˌgo withˈout sth
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(goes, went, gone)to not have sth that you usually have or need没有⋯而勉强应付;没有⋯也行◆There wasn't time for breakfast, so I had to go without.当时没有时间吃早饭,我也只好不吃了。◆She went without eating for three days.她三天没吃东西。■forgo ( forego) fɔːˈgəʊ; NAmEfɔːrˈgoʊ(forgoes, forwent, forgone) [transitive] (formal) to decide not to have or do sth that you would like to have or do放弃,舍弃(想得之物或想做的事)◆No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.谁都不愿意放弃午餐时间出席会议。■ˌgive sth ˈup
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(gave, given)to decide not to spend time in the way you usually do, in order to do a particular task牺牲(原本做某事的)时间做(别的事)◆I gave up my weekend to help him paint his apartment.我牺牲周末的时间帮他粉刷公寓。■ˌdo withˈout■ˌdo withˈout sb/sth
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(does, did, done)to manage without sb/sth没有⋯而设法将就◆She can't do without a secretary.她不能没有秘书。◆If they can't get it to us in time, we'll just have to do without.要是他们来不及拿给我们,我们就只好将就了。NOTE辨析 Go without or do without?Do without usually comes after can, can't or have to, and can be used to talk about not having a person as well as a thing. Go without is only used to talk about a thing. Do without suggests that sb manages to do sth successfully despite not having sb/sth; go without suggests more that sb tolerates a situation where sth is missing. * do without常接在can、can't或have to后,可指没有某物,也可指没有某人。go without仅指没有某物。do without意味着尽管缺了某人或某物,某人还是设法做成了某事;go without则意味着某人忍受某物缺失的情况。