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🔑 spareBrE /speə(r)/NAmE /sper/ adjective➤not used/needed 用不着🔑 [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 sb else)? 有多余的票吗?➤extra 外加🔑 [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。➤time 时间🔑 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。➤person 人thin, and usually quite tall 瘦的;瘦高的 ●go ˈspare(BrE, informal) to become very angry or upset 气急败坏;焦虑万分 🔑 spareBrE /speə(r)/NAmE /sper/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they spare BrE /speə(r)/ NAmE /sper/present simple - he / she / it spares BrE /speəz/ NAmE /sperz/past simple spared BrE /speəd/ NAmE /sperd/past participle spared BrE /speəd/ NAmE /sperd/ -ing form sparing BrE /ˈspeərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈsperɪŋ/➤time/money/room/thought, etc. 时间、钱、房间、心思等to make sth such as time or money available to sb or for sth, especially when it requires an effort for you to do this 抽出;拨出;留出;匀出◆~ sth/sbI'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。◆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?◆~ sth/sb for sb/sthWe 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。◆~ sb sthSurely you can spare me a few minutes? 你应该能为我空出几分钟时间吧?➤save sb pain/trouble 免得痛苦/麻烦to save sb/yourself from having to go through an unpleasant experience 省得;免去◆~ sb/yourself sthHe 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。◆~ sb/yourself from sthShe was spared from the ordeal of appearing in court. 她无须出庭受折磨了。➤not harm/damage 不伤害;不损坏 [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (from sth) (formal) to allow sb/sth to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it 饶恕;赦免;放过;使逃脱◆~ sb/sth (from sth) They killed the men but spared the children. 他们杀死了大人,但放过了孩子。◆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。◆~ sb/sth sthHong 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。➤no effort/expense, etc. 尽力、破费等~ no effort, expense, etc. to do everything possible to achieve sth or to do sth 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 努力工作not ~ yourselfto work as hard as possible 不遗余力 ●spare sb's ˈblushes(BrE) to save sb from an embarrassing situation 不让某人难堪;免得某人丢面子●spare sb's ˈfeelingsto be careful not to do or say anything that might upset sb 不惹某人难受;避免触及某人的痛处●to ˈspareif 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。 🔑 spareBrE /speə(r)/NAmE /sper/ noun🔑 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 [pl.] (especially BrE) = spare part ◆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。 |