do away with informal put an end to; remove 〈非正式〉结束; 去除： the desire to do away with racism. 废除种族主义的愿望。 ■ kill 杀死： he didn't have the courage to do away with her. 他没有勇气杀死她。 do away with1. abolish; get rid of; put an end to 废除；去掉 * The teachers want to do away with cheating in the school. 老师们想在学校里消灭作弊现象。 * They have done away with the old laws. 他们废除了旧法律。 * Can you do away with your bad habit? 你能改掉坏习惯吗？ * We must do away with all manifestations of disunity. 我们一定要消除一切不团结的现象。2. murder 谋杀 * It is said that they will do away with him by poisoning him. 据说他们会用毒药把他干掉。 * He did away with his enemies. 他杀死了他的敌人。do away with废除;取消(指规章、制度、风俗等)：Some traditional customs are somewhat of superstitious nature，they have been done away with recently.有些传统风俗带有一些迷信性质，它们近来已经被废除。 |