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spare
spʳ spɛə spɛr
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense spares, present participle sparing, past tense , past participle spared
1 ADJ [usually ADJ n]

備用的;預備的 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. 備用的;預備的
  • If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your main pair is broken or lost.

    如果有可能的話,最好準備一副備用眼鏡,以防常用的那副眼鏡打碎或者丢失。

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

    别忘了帶上幾節備用電池。

  • He could have taken a spare key.

    他本該帶上一把備用鑰匙的。

  • The wagons carried spare ammunition.

    大貨車載着備用的彈藥。

SYN back-up, reserve, second, extra
Spare is also a noun.
  • Give me the trunk key and I'll get the spare.

    把行李箱的鑰匙給我,我去拿一下備胎。

2 ADJ [usually ADJ n]

剩下的;多餘的;空閒的 You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use. 剩下的;多餘的;空閒的
  • They don't have a lot of spare cash.

    他們沒有多少閒錢。

  • The spare bedroom is on the second floor.

    閒置的卧室在三樓。

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

    幾乎找不到一丁點空餘的地方。

3 VERB [only to-inf]

剩餘,剩下(時間、金錢或空間) 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. 剩餘,剩下(時間、金錢或空間)
  • You got here with ninety seconds to spare. [VERB]

    你到這裏的時候還剩 90 秒鐘時間。

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

    他又不是有什麽餘錢。

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

    那輛車突然向前疾駛而去,從他身邊擦身而過。

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

    米蘭達有使不完的幹勁和精力,現在已經接受了一個更大的挑戰。

4 VERB

抽出,撥出(金錢或其他資源) If you spare time or another resource for a particular purpose, you make it available for that purpose. 抽出,撥出(金錢或其他資源)
  • She said that she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting. [VERB noun]

    她說她只能抽出 35 分鐘時間參加我們的會議。

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

    他是個大忙人,能抽出時間到訪真是太好了。

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

    他暗示說他的國家無法抽調軍隊參與這樣的行動。

SYN afford, give, grant, do without
5 VERB [usually passive]

使免遭傷害;使幸免 If a person or a place is spared, they are not harmed, even though other people or places have been. 使免遭傷害;使幸免 [literary]
  • We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared. [be VERB-ed]

    我們已經失去了一切,不過謝天謝地,總算是保住了性命。

  • Not a man was spared. [be VERB-ed]

    無人得以幸免。

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

    索馬裏北部的大部分地區逃過了這場饑荒。

SYN have mercy on, pardon, have pity on, leave
6 VERB

不讓難堪(或難過) If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it. 不讓難堪(或難過)
  • I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject. [VERB noun noun]

    討論這個話題太尴尬,我不想讓弗朗西斯難堪。

  • Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms. [VERB noun noun]

    囚犯們不必忍受身穿囚服的侮辱。

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

    别給我講那些駭人聽聞的細節了。

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

    她只是想盡量不讓肖娜難過。

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

    這項政策並沒有使農村社會逃脫沉重的經濟壓力。

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,一副精明過人的模樣。

8 ADJ-GRADED

簡單的;不加修飾的;簡樸的 Something such as a room that is spare is very plain with no unnecessary features. 簡單的;不加修飾的;簡樸的 [literary]
  • Inside, the two small rooms were spare and neat, stripped bare of ornaments.

    進去以後是兩個簡單而整潔的小房間,樸實無華,沒有什麽裝飾。

9 See also:

sparing 
10 PHRASE [VERB inflects]

不遺餘力/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. 不遺餘力/不惜工本
  • The government is determined to spare no effort in investigating this case thoroughly.

    政府決定不遺餘力地徹底調查這個案子。

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

    官員說他們會不惜一切地阻止再次發生暴亂。

11 PHRASE

可憐一下(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. 可憐一下(不幸的人)
  • Spare a thought for the nation's shopkeepers — consumer sales slid again in May.

    可憐一下這個國家的店老板吧— 5 月份消費品的銷售量又下滑了。

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

    我不認爲我們中間有任何一個人同情過這艘船的船員所遭受的磨難。

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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