dispense with

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To eliminate; to dispose of. transitive
    — I wish he would dispense with the pleasantries and get to the point.
  2. To do without. transitive
    — The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight.

词形变化

dispenses with present,singular,third-person dispensing with participle,present dispensed with participle,past dispensed with past
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