spare

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英[spe?(r)]
美[sper]

基本釋義

adj.
閑置的, 空閑的; 備用的; 瘦(高)的
v.
留出,剩余; 省得; 饒恕,使幸免; 不吝惜(時(shí)間、金錢)
n.
備用品

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay.

要是愿意你就住下,我們空著一間臥室。

牛津詞典

I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash .

恐怕我手頭沒有多余的現(xiàn)金。

牛津詞典

Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else) ?

有多余的票嗎?

牛津詞典

a spare key/tyre

備用鑰匙 / 輪胎

牛津詞典

Take some spare clothes in case you get wet.

多帶幾件衣服,以備身上弄濕了好穿。

牛津詞典

He's studying music in his spare time .

他在空閑時(shí)間學(xué)音樂。

牛津詞典

I haven't had a spare moment this morning.

我一上午一會(huì)兒也沒閑著。

牛津詞典

I'd love to have a break, but I can't spare the time just now.

我是想休息一下,可眼下找不出時(shí)間。

牛津詞典

We can only spare one room for you.

我們只能給你騰出一個(gè)房間。

牛津詞典

Could you spare one of your staff to help us out?

你能不能從你手下抽一個(gè)人過來幫幫我們?

牛津詞典

You should spare a thought for (= think about) the person who cleans up after you.

你應(yīng)該為隨后打掃的人著想啊。

牛津詞典

Surely you can spare me a few minutes?

你應(yīng)該能為我空出幾分鐘時(shí)間吧?

牛津詞典

If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your main pair is broken or lost...

如果有可能的話,最好準(zhǔn)備一副備用眼鏡,以防常用的那副眼鏡打碎或者丟失。

Don't forget to take a few spare batteries...

別忘了帶上幾節(jié)備用電池。

They don't have a lot of spare cash...

他們沒有多少閑錢。

The spare bedroom is on the second floor...

閑置的臥室在三樓。

You got here with ninety seconds to spare...

你到這里的時(shí)候還剩 90 秒鐘時(shí)間。

It's not as if he has money to spare...

他又不是有什么余錢。

She said that she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting...

她說她只能抽出 35 分鐘時(shí)間參加我們的會(huì)議。

He's a very busy man, and it's good of him to spare the time to visit...

他是個(gè)大忙人,能抽出時(shí)間到訪真是太好了。

We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared...

我們已經(jīng)失去了一切,不過謝天謝地,總算是保住了性命。

Not a man was spared...

無人得以幸免。

I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject...

討論這個(gè)話題太尷尬,我不想讓弗朗西斯難堪。

Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms...

囚犯們不必忍受身穿囚服的侮辱。

She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.

她又高又瘦,一副精明過人的模樣。

Inside, the two small rooms were spare and neat, stripped bare of ornaments.

進(jìn)去以后是兩個(gè)簡單而整潔的小房間,樸實(shí)無華,沒有什么裝飾。

The government is determined to spare no effort in investigating this case thoroughly...

政府決定不遺余力地徹底調(diào)查這個(gè)案子。

Officials say they'll spare no expense to prevent another riot.

官員說他們會(huì)不惜一切地阻止再次發(fā)生暴亂。

Spare a thought for the nation's shopkeepers — consumer sales slid again in May...

可憐一下這個(gè)國家的店老板吧—— 5 月份消費(fèi)品的銷售量又下滑了。

I do not think any of us spared a thought for the ordeal of her crew.

我不認(rèn)為我們中間有任何一個(gè)人同情過這艘船的船員所遭受的磨難。

真題例句

In his spare time, he visited the local art galleries, and the paintings are now lodged deep in his autobiographical memories.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

And it is not just individuals: the web makes it easier for companies to rent out spare offices and idle machines, too.

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

The results of a Harry's poll showed that reading was the most popular spare time activity in the US.

出自-2013年12月聽力原文

He spends his spare time doing repairs

出自-2013年12月聽力原文

To make good use of her spare time in the evening.

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

Manufacturing's shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship, if only because many of the nation's assembly line workers were skilled in craft work, if not on the job then in their spare time.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

In Einstein's day, there were only a few thousand physicists worldwide, and the theoreticians who could intellectually rival Einstein probably would fit into a streetcar with seats to spare.

出自-2010年12月閱讀原文

But can you spare me a second?

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

After hours in the cold and wet, he reached inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some id so he could contact the driver, only to discover it contained £400 in notes, with another £50 in spare change beside it.

2018年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文

For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare.

2016年高考英語上海卷 語法填空 A 原文

Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild.

2016年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

No area was spared or unaffected, from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles.

2019年高考英語浙江卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

She also organized a fundraising drive in "ladybug jars" to collect everyone's spare change during "make change" month.

2017年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

  • 2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

  • 3. a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

Verb
  • 1. refrain from harming

  • 2. save or relieve from an experience or action;

    "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"

  • 3. give up what is not strictly needed;

    "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

  • 4. use frugally or carefully

Adjective
  • 1. thin and fit;

    "the spare figure of a marathon runner"

    "a body kept trim by exercise"

  • 2. more than is needed, desired, or required;

    "trying to lose excess weight"

    "found some extra change lying on the dresser"

    "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"

    "skills made redundant by technological advance"

    "sleeping in the spare room"

    "supernumerary ornamentation"

    "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"

    "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"

    "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"

    "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

  • 3. just sufficient;

    "the library had a spare but efficient look"

  • 4. not taken up by scheduled activities;

    "a free hour between classes"

    "spare time on my hands"

  • 5. kept in reserve especially for emergency use;

    "a reserve supply of food"

    "a spare tire"

    "spare parts"

  • 6. lacking in amplitude or quantity;

    "a bare livelihood"

    "a scanty harvest"

    "a spare diet"

同義詞

反義詞

vt. & vi.節(jié)約;吝惜

waste

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