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spare
[英] [spɛə] [美] [spɛr] 生词本

vt.

adj.

n.

vi.

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1. ADJ 备用的;预备的 You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. 

  • If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your main pair is broken or lost...

    如果有可能的话，最好准备一副备用眼镜，以防常用的那副眼镜打碎或者丢失。

  • Don't forget to take a few spare batteries...

    别忘了带上几节备用电池。

  • He could have taken a spare key...

    他本该带上一把备用钥匙的。

  • Spare is also a noun.

    • Give me the trunk key and I'll get the spare.

      把行李箱的钥匙给我，我去拿一下备胎。

2. ADJ 剩下的;多余的;空闲的 You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use. 

  • They don't have a lot of spare cash...

    他们没有多少闲钱。

  • The spare bedroom is on the second floor...

    闲置的卧室在三楼。

  • There was hardly a spare inch of space to be found.

    几乎找不到一丁点空余的地方。

3. VERB 剩余，剩下(时间、金钱或空间) If you have something such as time, money, or space to spare, you have some extra time, money, or space that you have not used or which you do not need. 

  • You got here with ninety seconds to spare...

    你到这里的时候还剩 90 秒钟时间。

  • It's not as if he has money to spare...

    他又不是有什么余钱。

  • The car suddenly darted ahead, squeezing past him with only inches to spare...

    那辆车突然向前疾驶而去，从他身边擦身而过。

4. VERB 抽出，拨出(金钱或其他资源) If you spare time or another resource for a particular purpose, you make it available for that purpose. 

  • She said that she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting...

    她说她只能抽出 35 分钟时间参加我们的会议。

  • He's a very busy man, and it's good of him to spare the time to visit...

    他是个大忙人，能抽出时间到访真是太好了。

  • He suggested that his country could not spare the troops for such an operation.

    他暗示说他的国家无法抽调军队参与这样的行动。

5. VERB 使免遭伤害;使幸免 If a person or a place is spared, they are not harmed, even though other people or places have been. 

  • We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared...

    我们已经失去了一切，不过谢天谢地，总算是保住了性命。

  • Not a man was spared...

    无人得以幸免。

  • Northern Somalia was largely spared from the famine.

    索马里北部的大部分地区逃过了这场饥荒。

6. VERB 不让…难堪(或难过) If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it. 

  • I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject...

    讨论这个话题太尴尬，我不想让弗朗西斯难堪。

  • Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms...

    囚犯们不必忍受身穿囚服的侮辱。

  • Spare me the gory details...

    别给我讲那些骇人听闻的细节了。

7. ADJ-GRADED 瘦削的 Someone who is described as spare is tall and not at all fat. 

  • She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.

    她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。

8. ADJ-GRADED 简单的;不加修饰的;简朴的 Something such as a room that is spare is very plain with no unnecessary features. 

  • Inside, the two small rooms were spare and neat, stripped bare of ornaments.

    进去以后是两个简单而整洁的小房间，朴实无华，没有什么装饰。

9. See also: sparing;  
10. PHRASE 不遗余力/不惜工本 If you spare no effort in doing something, you do it as well as possible, without worrying about the amount of work involved. If you spare no expense in doing it, you do it as well as possible, without trying to save money. 

  • The government is determined to spare no effort in investigating this case thoroughly...

    政府决定不遗余力地彻底调查这个案子。

  • Officials say they'll spare no expense to prevent another riot.

    官员说他们会不惜一切地阻止再次发生暴乱。

11. PHRASE 可怜一下(不幸的人) If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck. 

  • Spare a thought for the nation's shopkeepers — consumer sales slid again in May...

    可怜一下这个国家的店老板吧—— 5 月份消费品的销售量又下滑了。

  • I do not think any of us spared a thought for the ordeal of her crew.

    我不认为我们中间有任何一个人同情过这艘船的船员所遭受的磨难。

12.   to spare someone's blushes→see: blush; 
Noun

1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

3. a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

Verb

1. refrain from harming

2. save or relieve from an experience or action;

  • "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"

3. give up what is not strictly needed;

  • "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

4. use frugally or carefully

Adjective

1. thin and fit;

  • "the spare figure of a marathon runner"
  • "a body kept trim by exercise"

2. more than is needed, desired, or required;

  • "trying to lose excess weight"
  • "found some extra change lying on the dresser"
  • "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"
  • "skills made redundant by technological advance"
  • "sleeping in the spare room"
  • "supernumerary ornamentation"
  • "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"
  • "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"
  • "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"
  • "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

3. just sufficient;

  • "the library had a spare but efficient look"

4. not taken up by scheduled activities;

  • "a free hour between classes"
  • "spare time on my hands"

5. kept in reserve especially for emergency use;

  • "a reserve supply of food"
  • "a spare tire"
  • "spare parts"

6. lacking in amplitude or quantity;

  • "a bare livelihood"
  • "a scanty harvest"
  • "a spare diet"

体育

  • 1.分次全倒
  • 2.替补队员
  • 3.二击全倒
  • 4.两投全倒

法律

  • 1.赦免

计算机

  • 1.备用的；备件，备品，备份[SP]
1. Can you spare me a few litres of petrol?
你能匀给我几公升汽油吗？

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2. Can you spare me this book for a while?
这本书能让我看一会儿吗？

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3. Can you spare one of them for me?
你能把其中的一个匀给我吗？

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4. Can you spare the time to help me?
你能抽出这段时间帮我吗？

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5. Could you spare some time to come to our art exhibition?
你能抽出时间来看看我们的画展吗？

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6. Do you carry a spare wheel in the back of your car?
你在车后带了一个备用的轮胎吗？

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7. Eric got no votes at all, but we didn't tell him because we wanted to spare his feelings.
埃里克一票也没得到，可是我们没有告诉他，因为我们不想让他难过。

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8. Every family in our village has grain to spare.
我们村没一家没余粮。

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9. Further to our letter of February 5th, we can now confirm that all the spare parts you requested are available.
为了对我们二月五号那封信作进一步的说明，我们现在可以保证你们所要的零件都有现货。

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10. He does boxing in his spare time.
他在业余时间打拳击。

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11. He does not spare himself.
他对自已要求很严。

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12. He doesn't know how to dispose of his spare time.
他不知如何打发空余时间。

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13. He employed his spare time for reading novels.
他利用空余时间读小说。

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14. He is a tall, spare young man.
他是个清瘦的高个子青年。

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15. He reviews articles in his spare time.
他在业余时间写评论文章。

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16. His tall and spare frame cut an impressive figure.
他那修长的身材给人以深刻印象。

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17. I adjure you to spare him.
我恳求你饶恕他。

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18. I did it to spare your trouble.
我这样做是为了你省事。

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19. I employ my spare time in reading.
我利用空闲时间看书。

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20. I'll call on you in my spare time.
有空我去找你。

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