do away with

• 动词短语，表示取消、废除或摆脱某事物；非正式地也可指杀死某人。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of abolishing, eliminating, or getting rid of something, or (informally) killing someone.

不可数 · 不规则动词 · 及物 · 短语动词，不可分

1. Abolish or eliminateinformal

   To put an end to something, such as a rule, system, or practice.

   废除

   • The company decided to do away with the old dress code.
   • Many countries have done away with the death penalty.
   • We should do away with unnecessary paperwork.

   同义词abolishabrogateannulcanceleliminateenderadicateinvalidatenullifyquashremoverepealrescindrevoketerminate

   反义词createestablishfoundinstituteintroduce

2. Kill or murderinformal

   To kill someone or something, often in a euphemistic way.

   除掉

   • The villain threatened to do away with the witness.
   • In the story, the king did away with his rivals.
   • The farmer had to do away with the injured animal.

   同义词assassinatebump offdispatcheliminateexecutekillmurderslaytake outterminatewhack

基本动词do