without的用法

如下

“The member of Detroit's retired workers has swelled,benefits were not adequately funded and the city's economy isn't strong enough to take care of both without self-defeating tax increases. "

请问这里的without该怎么理解呢 而且为啥他一个介词后面跟了个主谓结构?orz

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刘永科   - 教育出版集团英语总顾问 & 英语系列图书主编
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The number of Detroit's retired workers has swelled, benefits were not adequately funded and the city's economy isn't strong enough to take care of both without self-defeating tax increases. 
1. member 是不是 number?
2. increases 是名词复数。

3. without 介词短语可以表示条件,意为“在......情况下”。
【翻译】底特律退休工人的数量已经很膨胀,福利事业没有足够的资金支持,而且该市的经济薄弱不足以在不增加税收的情况下兼顾两者。

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  • Smileshy 提出于 2020-11-24 10:12