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spare adjective /speə(r)/ /sper/ Idioms time available to do what you want with rather than work空闲的；空余的- He's studying music in his spare time.他在空闲时间学音乐。
- I haven't had a spare moment this morning.我一上午一会儿也没闲着。
Topics Hobbiesb2 not used/needed [usually before noun] that is not being used or is not needed at the present time不用的；闲置的- We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay.要是愿意你就住下，我们空着一间卧室。
- I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash.恐怕我手头没有多余的现金。
- Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by somebody else)?有多余的票吗？
extra [only before noun] kept in case you need to replace the one you usually use; extra备用的；外加的- a spare key/tyre备用钥匙／轮胎
- Take some spare clothes in case you get wet.多带几件衣服，以备身上弄湿了好穿。
person- thin, and usually quite tall瘦的；瘦高的
Word OriginOld English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’. Idioms - (British English, informal) to become very angry or upset气急败坏；焦虑万分
- Your mum would go spare if she knew!如果你妈妈知道了，她一定会饶命的！
- I’ll go spare if I don’t get out of the house soon!如果我不尽快走出家门，我就去闲逛了！
Topics Feelingsc2
spare verb /speə(r)/ /sper/ Idioms time/money/room/thought, etc. to make something such as time or money available to somebody or for something, especially when it requires an effort for you to do this抽出；拨出；留出；匀出- spare something/somebody I'd love to have a break, but I can't spare the time just now.我是想休息一下，可眼下找不出时间。
- spare something/somebody to do something Could you spare one of your staff to help us out?你能不能从你手下抽一个人过来帮帮我们？
- spare something/somebody for somebody/something We can only spare one room for you.我们只能给你腾出一个房间。
- You should spare a thought for (= think about) the person who cleans up after you.你应该为随后打扫的人着想啊。
- He was late, but he spared a glance for the pretty girl at the desk.他迟到了，但他还是瞥了一眼办公桌上那个漂亮的女孩。
- spare somebody something Surely you can spare me a few minutes?你应该能为我空出几分钟时间吧？
Extra Examples- Can you spare a second to give me a hand?你能否抽出点儿时间帮我一把？
- Can you spare some money for our campaign for a new village hall?你能为我们筹建新村公所的活动腾出一些钱吗？
- She hardly spared him a second glance.她几乎没有看他第二眼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbverb + spareprepositionphrases save somebody pain/trouble to save somebody/yourself from having to go through an unpleasant experience省得；免去- spare somebody/yourself something He wanted to spare his mother any anxiety.他不想让母亲有丝毫的担忧。
- Please spare me (= do not tell me) the gruesome details.那些让人毛骨悚然的细节就请你不要讲了。
- You could have spared yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning in advance.你要是先打个电话就用不着跑这一趟了。
- spare somebody/yourself from something She was spared from the ordeal of appearing in court.她无须出庭受折磨了。
not harm/damage (formal) to allow somebody/something to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it饶恕；赦免；放过；使逃脱- spare somebody/something They killed the men but spared the children.他们杀死了大人，但放过了孩子。
- She begged them to spare her life.她恳求他们饶命。
- During the bombing only one house was spared (= was not hit by a bomb).在轰炸中，只有一座房子幸免。
- The storm largely spared Houston and surrounding districts.暴风雨基本未危害到休斯敦及其周边地区。
- spare somebody/something from something The children were spared from the virus.孩子们没被病毒感染。
- spare somebody/something sth Hong Kong was spared a direct hit, but the storm still brought heavy rains and powerful winds.香港虽然未遭正面吹袭，但风暴还是带来了大雨和强风。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbpreposition no effort/expense, etc. spare no effort, expense, etc. to do everything possible to achieve something or to do something well without trying to limit the time or money involved不吝惜（时间、金钱）- He spared no effort to make her happy again.为使她重新快乐起来，他想尽了办法。
- No expense was spared in furnishing the new office.装潢新办公室不惜工本。
work hard- not spare yourself to work as hard as possible不遗余力
Word OriginOld English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’. Idioms - (British English) to save somebody from an embarrassing situation不让某人难堪；免得某人丢面子
- A last minute goal spared their blushes.最后一刻的进球让他们没有脸红。
spare somebody’s feelings - to be careful not to do or say anything that might upset somebody不惹某人难受；避免触及某人的痛处
- I kept off the subject of divorce so as to spare her feelings.我避开离婚这个话题，以免触及她的感情。
- if you have time, money, etc. to spare, you have more than you need多余；富余
- I've got absolutely no money to spare this month.我这个月一点儿富余钱都没有。
- We arrived at the airport with five minutes to spare.我们赶到机场时还剩五分钟。
Extra Examples- We should get there with half an hour to spare.我们应该提前半个小时到那儿。
- Have you any money to spare?你还有余钱吗？
spare noun /speə(r)/ /sper/ - an extra thing that you keep in case you need to replace the one you usually use (used especially about a tyre of a car)备用品；备用轮胎
- to get the spare out of the boot/trunk从汽车行李箱中取出备用轮胎
- I've lost my key and I haven't got a spare.我把钥匙丢了，还没有备用的。
spares [plural] (especially British English) spare parts (= new parts that you buy to replace old or broken parts of a car, machine, etc.)备件；配件；零件- It can be difficult to get spares for some older makes of car.有些旧型号汽车可能不好买配件。
Word OriginOld English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’.
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