核心问题
During the war we had to ____ a good many things. A. stand up to B. live on C. fall back on D. do without
有人告诉我正确答案为 D(do without),但不知 do without 是什么意思,也不知 do 在这里作何解释。
词典解答
do without 的意思是:“没有……也行”“没有……也可以生活、工作”。可有许多灵活译法:“不吃……”“没有……”“不要……”“不做……”。do 在这里是不及物动词,可作 “manage, live, survive, work” 解(注意: without 亦可用作副词,其后不跟宾语,如例 2):
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Ann said that she likes candy, but can do without it. (DAI) 安说她爱吃糖果,但不吃也行。
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The hens haven't laid eggs; we shall have to do without. (ALD) 所有的母鸡都没有下蛋,我们不能吃鸡蛋了。
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It looks as though we shall have to go without a holiday this year. (Wood) 看来我们今年只好不去度假了。
(参见 go without)