1、(表否定)没有,无,不需。如:The letter was posted without a stamp. 那封信没贴邮票就寄出去了。
We got there without any trouble. 我们到了那儿,一路上没遇到任何麻烦。
You’ll get wet if you go out in the rain without an umbrella. 雨天外出不带伞会淋湿的。
I suddenly realized I’d come out without any money. 我突然意识到,一点儿钱也没带就出来了。
2. (用在no, not, never等否定副词之后,强调肯定)没有……不,没有……则不能……,每……必定……。如:
You can’t get rich without taking risks. 人不冒险不富。The old man cannot walk without a stick. 那位老先生离开手杖就走不了路。
Don’t go out without a coat: you’ll catch your death. 别不穿外套出去,会得重感冒的。
I never see this picture without thinking of him. 每次看到这张照片,我都会想起他。
3. (与-ing形式连用)不,无,没。如:
She entered the room without knocking. 她没敲门就进了房间。
It goes without saying that health is above wealth. 健康胜于财富这个道理是无需多说的。
without后面加动名词或名词。Without是介词,在英语中,介词后的动词要变成动名词。动名词指的是动词ing形式的一种,兼有动词和名词特非限定动词(即非谓语动词)。它可以支配宾语,也能被副词修饰,动名词有时态和语态的变化。动名词具有名词的性质,因此在句中可以充当主语、表语、宾语、定语,但是不能充当状语。
1. Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.
[谚]无知的热情近乎愚蠢。
2. Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
[谚]热情而无知,犹如无光之火。
3. "Nothing happens without a cause" is a generality.
“凡事必有因”是一个通则。
4. A strong man will bear hardship without complaining.
一个坚强的人会忍受困苦而不抱怨。
5. We can't go any farther without a rest.
不休息我们就走不动了。
6. You can't pass an exam without preparation.
不准备就考不及格。
7. Don't scold the child without reason.
不可无缘无故地责骂小孩。
8. It is rash to cross the street without looking both ways.
不朝两边看看就穿马路是莽撞的。
9. It goes without saying that our plans depend on the weather.
不消说,我们的计划取决于天气如何。
10. It's not company policy to give credit without previous arrangement.
不经事先安排就发放信贷不是本公司的策略。