| 词汇 | spare |
| 释义 | spare adjective uk /speər/ us /sper/ spareadjective (EXTRA)B1 If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra: 额外的，备用的；多余的 a spare key/tyre备用钥匙／轮胎 spare sheets and blankets多余的床单和毛毯 Do you have a spare pen?你有多余的笔吗？ We have a spare room if you want to stay overnight with us.要是你想在我们这里过夜的话，我们有一个空房间。 Could I have a word with you when you have a spare moment/minute?如果你有时间，我能否和你谈两句？ UKinformal"Do you want this cake?" "Yes, if it's going spare (= if no one else wants it)."“你要这块蛋糕吗？”“如果没有别人要，就给我吧。” spare time A2 time when you are not working: 空闲时间 I like to paint in my spare time.我业余时间喜欢画画。 I keep a spare tyre in the back of the car.我的车后有个备用轮胎。 Do it in a spare moment at the weekend or whenever - it really doesn't matter.在周末或其他别的什么空闲时间做都行——真的没关系。 We should be in when you arrive, but if the worst comes to the worst, the neighbours have a spare key and will let you into the house.你到的时候我们应该在家，万一不在，邻居家还有一把备用钥匙，能让你进屋。 We were able to bunk down in a spare room for the night. He bought an old engine and cannibalized it for spare parts.他买了个旧发动机，将它拆开取零配件用。 Too much and unnecessary ado be up to your neck (in something)idiom bellyful binge carry/take coals to Newcastleidiom gush heavy-handed hyper immoderate immoderately inappeasable infest play gooseberryidiom plenty pleonasm pleonastic plethora unneeded unwarranted weigh someone/something down You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Passive and not working spareadjective (THIN)literary tall and thin: 瘦高的，瘦长的 He had the spare build of a runner.他有着赛跑运动员的瘦长体型。 Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people) be as thin as a rakephrase bony ectomorph ectomorphic emaciated emaciation gauntly hollow lithe scrawny slender slight slimly slimness sparely thinness ultra-thin waif-like wasted wiry spareadjective (NOT DECORATED)literary usually approving plain and not decorated: 简朴的，未装饰的 The interior is spare, almost minimalist.内部是简朴的，几乎是最简单的。 Plain and ordinary as it comesidiom austere austerely austerity average Joe homespun homey humble humdrum middle-of-the-road something/nothing to shout aboutidiom sparely spartan stale starkly unornamented unostentatious unostentatiously unpainted unremarkable spareadjective (ANNOYED)go spareUKinformal to get very upset or angry: 很恼火，很生气 She goes spare if I'm so much as five minutes late.如果我迟到5分钟，她就会很生气。 Becoming angry and expressing anger (almost) burst a blood vesselidiom ape ballistic bananas bay for bloodidiom blow chip fulminating fume get bent out of shapeidiom get your knickers in a twistidiom give someone evilsidiom roof sharp splenetic splenetically stew strop temper throw spare verb uk /speər/ us /sper/ spareverb (SAVE)[ T ] to not hurt or destroy something or someone: 饶恕;不伤害;不毁坏 They asked him to spare the women and children.他们要他放过妇女和儿童。 Not punishing & reducing punishment absolve amnesty be off the hookidiom clear of something commutation discharge escape get away with murderidiom get away with something get off get off lightlyphrase hook impunity lightly privilege remit reprieve royal pardon scot-free unpunished spareverb (AVOID)[ T+ two objects ] to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant: 使避免，使免遭 Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone.幸运的是，我躲过了在大家面前唱歌的尴尬。 It was a nasty accident - but I'll spare you (= I won't tell you) the gruesome details.那是一起严重的事故——我就不跟你讲那些令人毛骨悚然的细节了。 Preserving and saving aspic co-processing conserve deliverer documentalist documentarily lifeguard reclaim reprieve rescue rescuer reusable rewild saviour self-sustaining sustain sustainedly unadopted unappropriated unassigned spareverb (TRY HARD)spare no effort/expense C2 to use a lot of effort, expense, etc. to do something: 不遗余力／不惜工本 [ + to infinitive ]We will spare no effort to find out who did this.我们会不遗余力，一定查出是谁做了这件事。 not spare yourselfUKformal to try as hard as you can to achieve something: 竭尽全力，全力以赴 She never spared herself in the pursuit of excellence.她竭尽全力追求卓越。 Using and misusing adopt adoption avail avail yourself of something be/go heavy on somethingidiom exhaust give/allow something full playidiom go into something go through gobble something up make capital out of somethingidiom recycle spent swallow tap turn over turn to someone/something turn/use something to good accountidiom unblock underuse You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Trying and making an effort spareverb (GIVE)C1[ T ] to give time, money, or space to someone, especially when it is difficult for you: （尤指在自己困难的情况下）抽出，拨出，匀出 [ + two objects ]Could you spare me £20?你能匀给我20英镑吗？ I'd love to come, but I can't spare the time.我很想来，但恐怕没时间。 spare a thought for someone C2 to think about someone who is in a difficult or unpleasant situation: 替（某人）着想 Spare a thought for me tomorrow, when you're lying on a beach, because I'll still be here in the office!明天你躺在海滩上的时候，就想想我吧，因为我还在办公室里！ to spare C1 left over or more than you need: 剩下，多余 If you have any woolyarn to spare when you've finished the sweater, can you make me some gloves?如果你织完毛衣还剩下毛线的话，可以给我织副手套吗？ I caught the plane with only two minutes to spare.我赶上飞机时距离起飞只剩两分钟了。 There's no time/We have no time to spare if we want to get the article written by tomorrow.如果我们想明天就把这篇文章写完，那么就没剩多少时间了。 Giving, providing and supplying accommodate accommodate someone with something administer administration afford arm someone with something be good for somethingidiom hand something around hand something back hand something down hand something in outfit provision put something on re-equip re-equipment reassign reassignment render tender You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Thinking and contemplating Too much and unnecessary Idiomsspare someone's blushes spare the rod and spoil the child spare noun uk /speər/ us /sper/ [ C ] an extra thing that is not being used and can be used instead of a part that is broken, lost, etc.备用品 [ Cusually plural ](alsospare part) a piece that can be used to replace another similar piece in a car or other device（汽车或其他设备的）备件，配件 Replacing and exchanging alternate alternatively bargain something away behalf change over compensation instead of lieu make up for something name novate shoe sing someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom sub out something substitutability substitutable substitute substitution substitutive You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Words meaning parts of things spare | American Dictionaryspare verb[ T ] us/speər/ spareverb[T] (SAVE)to decide not to hurt or destroy something or someone: By reducing workers’ hours, the company spared some people's jobs. spareverb[T] (AVOID)to avoid something: A quiet chat about this would spare everyone embarrassment. spareverb[T] (GIVE)to give or use something because you have enough available: Can you spare a dollar? I’d love to come, but I’m afraid I can’t spare the time. Idiomsspare no effort to spare spare adjective us/speər/ spareadjective (EXTRA)[ not gradable ] not being used, or more than what is usually needed: I keep my spare change in a jar. spareadjective (THIN)[ -er/-est only ] (of people) thin with no extra fat on the body: He had the spare build of a runner. spare noun[ C ] us/spær, sper/ sparenoun[C] (EXTRA THING)an extra thing that is not being used and can be used instead of a part that is broken, lost, etc.: In case I lose my key, I keep a spare in the garage. Examples of sparespare This can spare clarification exchanges that can be tedious for the user. Instead, farmers used their retirement funds, business profits and spare cash to pay for their farms. The pipeline owner is obliged to transport the gas if the pipeline has spare capacity. It assumes all dialysis machines are available for use and none are under repair, kept as spare, or dedicated for high-risk patients. The counter-insurgent responds with even greater force that does not spare the civilian population, thereby alienating it. Neither overburdened nor spare, her work strikes the right tenor given this subject's appeal beyond academic circles. In principle, this can spare remaining forests from conversion to crop land. The system is linked to the illustrated spare parts catalogue and to relevant electronics technical documentation. This simple model presents the key features of any larger construct, albeit in spare and highly simplified form. Three processors plus a spare is required for redundancy, each dedicated to a different function. Everyone has organs to spare, whether dead or living. Some of his examples really involve a tripartite division (=triglossia) such as thin spare emaciated. Village committees were formed to administer the vehicles, but embezzlement, poor administration, and lack of spare parts soon caused serious problems. Music educators can benefit from the awareness of musical activities their students are involved in during their spare time. The difference in maximum slots available and total treatments showed that, on average, 16 slots a week were spare. See all examples of spare These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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