/wɪ'ðaʊt; wɪð`aut/
prep
1 not having, experiencing or showing (sth) 无、未经历或未显出（某事物）
*two days without food 两天没吃东西
* three nights without sleep 三夜没睡觉
* You can't leave the country without a passport. 没有护照就不能离开这个国家.
* The letter had been posted without a stamp. 那封信没贴邮票就寄出去了.
* I've come out without any money. 我没带钱就出来了.
* a bedroom without a private bath 无私用浴室的卧室
* a skirt without pockets 没有口袋的裙子
* He acted without thought for himself. 他那样做的时候并没考虑到自己.
* She spoke without enthusiasm. 她讲话时无精打采.
2 in the absence of (sb/sth); not accompanied by (sb/sth) 在无（某人[某事物]）的情况下; 无（某人[某事物]）相伴
*He said he couldn't live without her. 他说他没有她就活不了.
* I feel very lonely without my dog.我的狗不在旁边我就很寂寞.
* We can't reach a decision without our chairman. 主席不在场, 我们无法做出决定.
* Don't leave without me. 别甩下我就走.
* They were received without ceremony, ie informally. 他们受到不拘礼节的欢迎.
3 not using (sth) 不使用（某事物）
*How did you open the bottle without a bottle-opener? 你不用开瓶器是怎么把瓶子打开的?
* She can't see to read without her glasses. 她不戴眼镜就看不见字.
4 (used with the -ing form to mean `not' 与-ing形式连用, 表示｀不、无、没＇等)
*Try and do it without making any mistakes. 尽量不要出错.
* The party was organized without her knowing anything about it. 这个聚会已然筹办, 她却一无所知.
* He walked past me without speaking. 他从我身旁走过, 一句话也没说.
* I've often cheated in exams without being caught. 我经常考试作弊, 从来没让人抓住过.
* She entered the room without knocking. 她没敲门就进了房间.
5 (arch 古) outside (sth) 在（某物）之外
*without the city walls 在城墙之外.
6 (idm 习语) without so much as => so1.

adv part not having or showing sth 没有或不显示某事物
*We'll have one room with a bathroom and one room without. 我们要有一间带浴室的屋子, 还要有一间不带浴室的.
* If there's no sugar we'll have to manage without. 要是没有糖, 我们也只好不用糖就凑合了.

prep, adv
[Language: Old English;Origin: withutan]
not having something, especially something that is basic or necessary
　After the storm we were without electricity for five days.
　a house without a garden
　We passed two ruined abbeys, one with a tower and one without.
　I'm getting used to managing without a car.
→do withoutatdo²
→go withoutatgo¹
used to say that a particular thing has not happened when someone does something
　Suddenly and without any warning, the army opened fire.
　He had gone out without his parents' permission.
　I accepted his offer without a moment's hesitation.
　I got to my destination without too much difficulty.
without doing sth
　'What do you expect?' he said, without looking at her.
　Without so much as a word of thanks, Ben turned and went back into the office (=he did not even say thank you as he should have done) .
not feeling or showing that you feel a particular emotion
　He told his story without anger or bitterness.
not being with someone, or not having them to help you, especially someone you like or need
　I don't know what I'd do without you.
　Won't you be lonely without her?
　The rest of the group set off without him.
without wanting/wishing to do sth
used before a criticism, complaint, or other statement to make it less strong
　Without wanting to sound too boastful, I think we have the best television programmes in the world.
old use outside
→reckon withoutatreckon