without复合结构的主要用法：

(1) without+宾语+副词

I’d be lost without you here. 没有你在这儿，我会一筹莫展。

I’m very near-sighted without my glasses on. 我要是不戴眼镜就十分近视。

(2) without+宾语+介词短语

We’d be better off without them as neighbours. 要是没有这家邻居，我们就过得更愉快了。

I don’t like sweet coffee; I like it better without sugar in it. 我不喜欢放糖的咖啡，里边不放糖我更喜欢。

(3) without+宾语+动名词

Without anyone noticing, he slipped through the window. 无人注意，他从窗户溜了出去。

They debated for hours without a decision being taken. 他们争论了几个小时，也没作出决定。

(4) without+宾语+不定式

Without anyone to help, how can we go on? 没有人帮忙，我们怎么能进行下去?

It was boring to sit there without anything to do. 无所事事地坐在那里太无聊了。

(5) without+宾语+过去分词

Without another word exchanged, they started off. 没有再交谈一句，他们就出发了。