do away with

英 [duː əˈweɪ wɪð]

美 [duː əˈweɪ wɪð]

消除; 终止; 废除; 杀死; 干掉; 自杀

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 消除;终止;废除
  Todo away withsomething means to remove it completely or put an end to it.
  1. The long-range goal must be to do away with nuclear weapons altogether.
     远期目标必须是将核武器尽数销毁。
• PHRASAL VERB 杀死;干掉;自杀
  If one persondoes away withanother, the first murders the second. If youdo away with yourself, you kill yourself.
  1. ...a woman whose husband had made several attempts to do away with her.
     一个被丈夫几次三番下毒手的女人

英英释义

verb

• terminate, end, or take out
  1. Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
  2. Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
  3. eliminate my debts
  Synonym:extinguisheliminateget rid of

双语例句

• It would be nice to do away with all the paperwork that is usually involved.
  要是能把平常要做的文书工作全都废除掉，那该有多好。
• We're going to do away with the old shed.
  我们准备清理掉这旧棚子。
• Usually the insect eaters are helpful to man, because they do away with harmful insects such as mosquitoes.
  吃昆虫的动物通常都有益于人类，因为它们消灭诸如蚊虫之类的害虫。
• Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it's not my intention to do away with government.
  所有不要误解，我的目的不是废除政府。
• Do I have to do away with my habit?
  我是不是得改掉我的习惯。
• I want them to do away with this barbarous custom.
  我希望他们废除这种野蛮的习俗。
• When people have not got so much money they can do away with more ornamental ideas.
  手头没那么多钱的时候，人们可以不在乎那些装饰性的东西。
• You are horrified at our intending to do away with private property.
  我们要消灭私有制，你们就惊慌起来。
• We must do away with superstition [ these old customs].
  我们必须破除迷信[这些旧习俗]。
• If you want to do away with dependence on Russia you need a 20-year plan.
  如果要脱离对俄罗斯的依赖，需要制定一个为期20年的计划。