spare
adj
verb
noun
speə adj
1
EXTRA
备用的
a key etc that you keep in addition to the one you usually use, so that it is available if the one you usually use breaks, gets lost etc 备用钥匙/电池/衣服等
a spare key
一把备用钥匙
Bring a towel and some spare clothes.
带一块毛巾和一些备用的衣服。
a supply of spare batteries
一些备用电池
a spare tyre
备用轮胎
2
NOT USED/NEEDED
不用的/不需要的
not being used or not needed at the present time 多余的，闲置的 usually before noun 一般用于名词前
Have you got any spare boxes?
你有没有多余的盒子？
You could sleep in the spare bedroom.
你可以睡那间空着的客房。
Do you have any spare cash?
你手头有闲钱吗？
I’ll go and see if there are any spare seats.
我去看看是否还有空余的座位。
A decline in beer sales had left the industry with spare capacity (=the ability to produce more than can be sold) .
啤酒销售量的下降使该行业出现产能闲置。
3
TIME
时间
time when you are not working 空闲时间
What do you do in your spare time?
你空余时间干些什么？
Eric spent every spare moment he had in the library.
埃里克一有空就泡在图书馆里。
4
MONEY
钱
spare change coins of little value that you do not need and can give to other people 多余的零钱
There are beggars on every corner asking for spare change.
每个拐角都有乞丐在讨零钱。
5
be going spare
if something is going spare, it is available for you to have or use [英，口] 可以拥有; 可以使用 BrE spoken
I’ll have some of that cake if it’s going spare.
如果那蛋糕没有人要，我就吃一点。
6
go spare
to become very angry or worried [英，非正式] 非常生气，气急败坏; 非常担心 BrE informal
Dad would go spare if he found out.
爸爸要是知道的话会大为光火的。
7
PLAIN
简朴的
a spare style of writing, painting etc is plain or basic and uses nothing unnecessary 〔写作、绘画等风格〕简朴的，不加渲染的
8
THIN
瘦的
someone who is spare is tall and thin [文] 瘦削的，又高又瘦的 literary
verb
9
GIVE
给予
to make something such as time, money, or workers available for someone, especially when this is difficult for you to do 拨出，抽出，腾出〔时间、金钱或人手〕
Sorry, I can’t spare the time .
对不起，我抽不出时间。
I’d like you to come over when you can spare a couple of hours.
我希望你在能抽出几个小时的空闲时间时过来一下。
Can you spare £5?
你能给我五英镑吗？
spare sb/sth to do sth
We’re too busy to spare anyone to help you right now.
我们太忙了，现在腾不出人手来帮你。
spare sb ten minutes/an hour etc
Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private
(=used to ask someone if they have time to quickly talk to you)? 你能抽出一点时间和我私下谈几句吗？
Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private
(=used to ask someone if they have time to quickly talk to you)? 你能抽出一点时间和我私下谈几句吗？
10
money/time etc to spare
if you have time, money etc to spare, you have some left in addition to what you have used or need 多出的钱/时间等
Anyone who has time to spare and would like to help can contact Moira.
谁要是有时间愿意提供帮助，可以和莫伊拉联系。
with sth to spare
They got to the airport with seconds to spare.
他们到机场时只剩几秒钟时间了。
They still have some money to spare.
他们还有一些余钱。
11
spare sb the trouble/difficulty/pain etc (of doing sth)
to prevent someone from having to experience something difficult or unpleasant 免除某人（做某事的）麻烦/困难/痛苦等
I wanted to spare them the trouble of buying me a present.
我想让他们别麻烦给我买礼物了。
Thankfully she had been spared the ordeal of surgery.
谢天谢地，她不用动手术受折磨了。
12
NOT DAMAGE OR HARM
不损坏或伤害
to not damage or harm someone or something, even though other people or things are being damaged, killed, or destroyed 使免受〔损坏或伤亡〕，幸免
I could not understand why I had been spared and they had not.
我不明白为什么我得以幸免，而他们却没有。
the soldier who had spared his life
给他留下一条性命的士兵
spare sb/sth from sth
Today we will hear whether the school is to be spared from closure.
今天，我们将会得知这所学校是否能够得以幸免不被关闭。
13
spare a thought for sb
to think about another person who is in a worse situation than you are 想一想某人，为某人想想〔指某人的处境比你要糟〕
Spare a thought for Nick, who’s doing his exams right now.
想想尼克吧，他现在正在考试呢。
14
spare no expense/effort
to spend as much money or do everything necessary to make something really good or successful 不惜工本/全力以赴
spare no expense/effort to do sth
No expense was spared in developing the necessary technology.
在开发必需的技术方面是不惜工本的。
No effort will be spared to bring the people responsible to justice.
将会尽一切努力把责任人绳之以法。
15
spare sb (the details)
to not tell someone all the details about something, because it is unpleasant or boring 不对某人详谈（细节）〔以免使人不快或厌烦〕
He spared us the details, saying only that he had been injured in the war.
他没有告诉我们具体情况，只说他在战争中受了伤。
‘They own three houses. One in the country, one in …’ ‘ Spare me .’
“他们拥有三处房子。 一处在乡村，一处在…”“别说了。”
16
spare sb’s feelings
to avoid doing something that would upset someone 避免让某人难过
Just tell me the truth. Don’t worry about sparing my feelings.
你就告诉我实话，用不着怕我难过。
17
spare a glance
to look quickly at someone or something [英，书面] 〔很快地〕看一眼 BrE written
[+ at ]
Before leaving the old town, spare another glance at the tower.
离开这座古镇之前，再看一眼那座塔吧。
spare sb/sth a glance
a bored waitress who scarcely spared them a glance
一个看都不看他们一眼的不耐烦的女服务员
18
spare sb’s blushes
10. to avoid doing something that would embarrass someone [英] 避免使某人难为情 BrE
noun
19 an additional thing, for example a key, that you keep so that it is available 备用品 C
If you forget the key, Mrs Jones over the road has a spare.
如果你忘了带钥匙，路对面的琼斯太太有一把备用的。
The batteries are dead. Have you got any spares?
电池用完了。你有备用的吗？
20 a SPARE TYRE 备用轮胎 C
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spares
SPARE PARTS [英] 〔车辆或机器的〕零件，备件 plural 复数 | BrE
motor/car/air-craft etc spares
a shortage of aircraft spares
飞机零部件的短缺