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| 1 | if you can spare something , you can give or lend it to someone because you don’ t need it 留出；让给 |
| Can you spare a couple of pounds? 你能给我几英镑吗？ |
| We can’ t spare the staff for training sessions. 我们抽不出人员接受训练。 |
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| 2 | if you can spare time , you have it available 抽出（时间） |
| Can you spare a couple of hours on Tuesday? 星期二你能抽出几个小时吗？ |
| We arrived at the airport with just 20 minutes to spare. 我们到机场时只剩下20分钟了。 |
| spare sb sth It’ s kind of you to spare me a moment. 你能为我抽出一点时间真是太好了。 |
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| 3 | to prevent someone from experiencing an unpleasant , painful , or embarrassing situation or feeling 使免受；使免遭 |
| spare sb sth Thank God she had been spared the ordeal of surgery. 感谢上帝她免遭了手术的折磨。 |
| spare sb the embarrassmentpaintrouble etc At least spare him the humiliation of having to ask for money. 至少使他免遭不得不向别人要钱的耻辱。 |
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| 4 | formal to not harm or kill someone or something 饶恕；赦免 |
| Luckily the floods spared this historic church. 幸运的是洪水没有损坏这座历史上著名的教堂。 |
| Civilians were not spared in the attack. 平民在袭击中未能幸免。 |
| spare sb’ s life The commander was so impressed by their bravery that he spared their lives. 指挥官被他们的英勇所深深打动，最后饶了他们一命。 |
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| - | money/room/time etc to spare
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| more than enough money/room/time etc |
| 绰绰有余的钱/空间/时间等 |
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| We’ ve got food to spare. 我们的食物绰绰有余。 |
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| - | spare sb’ s blushes BRITISH
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| to avoid doing something that would make someone feel embarrassed |
| 避免使某人难为情 |
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| We will spare the blushes of those who made the biggest errors. 我们不会让那些犯了最严重错误的人感到难为情的。 |
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| - | spare sb the details
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| to not tell someone every detail about something because it is too boring , personal , or unpleasant |
| 不对某人讲述细节 |
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| - | spare sb’ s feelings
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| to avoid doing something that would cause someone to feel sad or upset |
| 避免伤害某人的感情 |
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| Don’ t try to spare our feelings – tell us the truth. 不用怕我们伤心，告诉我们真相吧。 |
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| - | spare no effort
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| to do everything that is necessary to make something succeed |
| 不遗余力；竭尽全力 |
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| We will spare no effort to find the culprit of this crime. 我们会竭尽全力追查本案的凶犯。 |
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| - | spare no expense
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| to spend as much money as necessary to make something good , without worrying about the cost |
| 不吝惜金钱；不惜一切代价 |
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| - | spare a thought for sb
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| to think about someone who is in a difficult situation |
| 为（困境中的人）考虑 |
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| Please, spare a thought for the homeless this Christmas. 请为那些这个圣诞节无家可归的人想想吧。 |
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