【對焦中英翻譯】do without 與can't do without


do without (idiom)
1. 將就
If there's none left we'll have to do without.如果沒留下甚麼,我們就得將就。
2. 戒掉。Try to do without tobacco and alcohol. 想辦法戒掉菸酒。
3. 省下。You can do without all that hassle. 你可以省下那一切麻煩。

can't do without (idiom)
1.不可或缺
A car is something we can't do without. 汽車是我們不可或缺的東西。
2. 不能沒有
They're charging an exorbitant price for fixing the car, but they've got us over a barrel because we can't do without it. 他們修車收取昂貴的費用,但他們吃定了我們,因為我們不能沒車。


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