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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3617 COCA: 4585
spare
speəʳ spɛə spɛr
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense spares, present participle sparing, past tense , past participle spared
1 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 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. 备用的;预备的

  • 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。

  • The wagons carried spare ammunition.

    大货车载着备用的弹药。

SYN back-up, reserve, second, extra
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 [usually ADJ n] 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. 剩下的;多余的;空闲的

  • 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。

SYN extra, surplus, leftover, over
3 VERB [only to-inf] 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. 剩余，剩下(时间、金钱或空间)

  • You got here with ninety seconds to spare. [VERB]

    你到这里的时候还剩 90 秒钟时间。

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

    他又不是有什么余钱。

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

    那辆车突然向前疾驶而去，从他身边擦身而过。

  • Miranda has drive and energy to spare and has now taken on an even bigger challenge. [VERB]

    米兰达有使不完的干劲和精力，现在已经接受了一个更大的挑战。

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. 抽出，拨出(金钱或其他资源)

  • She said that she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB noun]

    他暗示说他的国家无法抽调军队参与这样的行动。

SYN afford, give, grant, do without
5 VERB [usually passive] 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. 使免遭伤害;使幸免 [literary]

  • We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared. [be VERB-ed]

    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. [be VERB-ed]

    无人得以幸免。

  • Northern Somalia was largely spared from the famine. [be V-ed from n]

    索马里北部的大部分地区逃过了这场饥荒。

SYN have mercy on, pardon, have pity on, leave
6 VERB 不让…难堪(或难过) If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it. 不让…难堪(或难过)

  • I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject. [VERB noun noun]

    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. [VERB noun noun]

    囚犯们不必忍受身穿囚服的侮辱。

  • Spare me the gory details. [VERB noun noun]

    别给我讲那些骇人听闻的细节了。

  • She's just trying to spare Shawna's feelings. [VERB noun]

    她只是想尽量不让肖娜难过。

  • The policy has not spared the farming community from severe financial pressure. [VERB noun from noun]

    这项政策并没有使农村社会逃脱沉重的经济压力。

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

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

    她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。

SYN thin, lean, slim, slender
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. 简单的;不加修饰的;简朴的 [literary]

  • 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。

SYN meagre, sparing, modest, economical
9 See also: sparing 
10 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 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. 不遗余力/不惜工本

  • 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. 可怜一下(不幸的人)

  • 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 
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurusspare Also look up:
ADJ.

additional, backup, emergency, extra, reserve 1 2

Word PartnershipUse spare with:
N.

spare change, spare equipment 1

spare bedroom 2

a moment to spare, time to spare 3

spare someone's life 5

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3617 COCA: 4585
spare

verb¹

 1make sth available抽出ADVERB | VERB + SPARE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤barely, hardly幾乎抽不出（時間、錢等）◇She hardly spared him a second glance.她幾乎沒有看他第二眼。VERB + SPARE➤can, could能夠抽出（時間、錢等）◇Can you spare a second to give me a hand?你能否抽出點兒時間幫我一把？PREPOSITION➤for為⋯抽出（時間、錢等）◇Can you spare some money for the homeless?你能否為無家可歸的人出點兒錢呢？PHRASES➤to spare富餘◇Have you any money to spare?你還有餘錢嗎？◇We should get there with half an hour to spare.我們應該提前半個小時到那兒。
spare

verb²

 2allow sb/sth not to be harmed使免受傷害ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤largely很大程度上放過◇The storm largely spared Houston and surrounding districts.暴風雨基本未危害到休斯敦及其周邊地區。➤mercifully仁慈地饒恕PREPOSITION➤from使逃脫⋯◇The children were spared from the virus.孩子們沒被病毒感染。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3617 COCA: 4585
spare adj.
⇨ excess (spare cash) ⇨ free 3 (a spare moment)spare verb
⇨ exempt
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3617 COCA: 4585

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