单词 | spare |
释义 | spare¹ 1.(reserve)备用的;额外的 He could have taken a spare key.他可能还带了一把备用钥匙。 Keep a spare fuse handy by the fuse box.在保险丝盒旁边放一根备用保险丝。 spare batteries备用电池 2.(not being used)不用的;闲置的 They don't have a lot of spare cash.他们没有多少闲钱。 The spare bedroom is on the second floor.二楼有闲置的卧室。 There were never any spare hospital beds.医院里从来没有空床位。 3.(to be going spare)可用 There are two tickets going spare.多出来两张票。 4.(lean)+ person瘦高的;高挑的 She was thin and spare.她高挑纤瘦。 5.(austere)+ interior, decor, furnishings朴素的;无多余装饰的 He chose spare white furnishings for the bedroom.他为卧室选择了简朴的白色家具。 The decor of their house is spare and minimalist.他们家的装修风格朴素而简约。 spare²1.(duplicate)备用品 I've lost my key.—Have you got a spare?我的钥匙丢了。——你有备用的吗? 2.(extra tyre)备用轮胎 Give me the trunk key and I'll get the spare.把行李箱的钥匙给我, 我去拿备用轮胎。 3.【游戏】(act)(保龄球中的)补中 4.【游戏】(score)补中得分 spare³ 🄰 vt. 1.(refrain from harming)+ person, place使(人)免受伤害;使(地方)免遭破坏;使幸免 The great cities of the Rhineland had not been spared.莱茵兰的大城市没有幸免于难。 Not a man was spared.无人幸免。 Northern Somalia was largely spared from the famine.索马里北部大部分没有受到饥荒的影响。 to spare sb's life + person, animal饶…一命 He spared the dragon's life.他放过了那条龙。 Our lives have been spared.我们的性命保住了 2.(relieve)使免于遭受, 使不必经历(痛苦等) She's just trying to spare Shawna's feelings.她只是不想让肖娜难过。 to spare sb sth (not inflict on)+ trouble, embarrassment使某人免遭… I could have spared myself the trouble.我本来可以不用这么麻烦。 Spare me the gory details.别跟我说那些血淋淋的细节。 3.+ money, time提供;拿出;抽出;拨出 Can you spare any change?你能破开点零钱吗? Can you spare a moment?你能空出来一点时间吗? 4.(allow to survive)(常用于被动态)使活命, 使存活 I'll see you again next year if we are spared.如果我们能活下来, 明年我会和你再见面的。 🄱 vi. <罕>1.(act, live frugally)节省;节约;吝惜 2.(show mercy)宽恕;饶恕 3.sth to spare多余的某物;不用的某物;闲置的某物 There's no room to spare.没有空余的地方。 We arrived with time to spare.我们到得比较早, 时间还有富余。 I've a few minutes to spare.我有几分钟空余时间。 He often has money to spare nowadays.现在他手头常有些闲钱。 4.to spare no effort不遗余力 The government is determined to spare no effort in investigating this case thoroughly.政府决定不遗余力彻查这个案子。 5.to spare no expense不惜工本 Officials say they'll spare no expense to prevent another riot.官员说会不惜一切阻止暴乱再次发生。 6.to spare a thought for sb/sth为某人/某事考虑;体谅某人/某事 I do not think any of us spared a thought for the ordeal of her crew.我认为我们中间没有人体谅这艘船的船员所遭受过的磨难。 |
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