vi. 节省,俭省。 vt. 1.不用,抽出,省掉。 2.出让,割爱,分让。 3.宽恕,饶(命);救命;不伤害,不损害;使某人免遭(麻烦等)。 短语和例子 Have you any ticket to spare 你有多余的票子出让吗? I cannot spare time for it. 那件事情我匀不出时间来。 We can spare you for tomorrow. 明天可以不要你帮忙了。 Can you spare me a few minutes 你能抽几分钟和我谈谈吗? [你能给我几分钟去办点事吗? ]。 S- him the trouble. 别麻烦他吧。 His satiric poem spared neither the politicians nor the merchants. 政客们和商人们都未能免于遭受他的诗篇的讽刺。 ... and to spare 多余的,剩余的,过多的,很多的 (=enough and to spare) (There are cases (enough) and to spare of such a thing happening. 有很多情况都可以发生这种事情)。 enough and to spare 过多的,很多的。 if one is spared 要是不死的话。 not spare oneself 不宽容自己,严格要求自己;很卖力,狠干,不疲塌。 spare no efforts ( spare no efforts to push ahead with a project 不遗余力地推进一项计划)。 spare no expense 不惜工本。 spare sb.'s blushes 不使丢脸害羞。 spare sb.'s feelings 不使难过;不惹怒某人。 spare oneself the trouble 不必自找麻烦,不必操心,不必费神 (He might have spared himself the trouble. 他本来可以不用自找麻烦吗。 You may spare yourself the trouble. 你不必费神)。 time to spare 余暇。 adj. 1.多余的,剩下的(钱等),空闲的(时间等);可以出让的。 2.预备的,备用的,替换用的。 3.薄弱的,简陋的;粗陋的;俭约的;瘦的。 短语和例子 a spare bed 客圆,闲圆。 a spare ticket (备)退票,多余的票,剩票。 spare cash 剩款。 a spare part 备件,零件。 a spare room 闲房。 a spare tire 预备轮胎;〔美俚〕讨厌的人。 a spare man 【运】预备队员。 a spare crew 【航海】预备船员。 n. 1.节省,俭省。 2.预备品,替换品。 3.准备金,预备房间(等)。 4.〔pl.〕(机器等的)备件。 5.〔美国〕〔十柱戏〕(头两个球把十柱打得)全倒。 短语和例子 make spare 节省。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.,-r n.
lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" 同义词:plain, bare, unembellished, unornamented,
lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" 同义词:bare, scanty,
thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" 同义词:trim,
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" 同义词:excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus,
kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" 同义词:free,
use frugally or carefully
give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" 同义词:give up, part with, dispense with,
refrain from harming 同义词:save,
save or relieve from an experience or action; "I''ll spare you from having to apologize formally"
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle 同义词:fifth wheel,
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus 同义词:spare part,
例句与用法
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He might have spared himself the trouble . 他本来可以不用自找麻烦吗?
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Every family in our village has grain to spare . 我们村没一家没余粮。
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Marshall could not be spared from washington . 马歇尔不能离开华盛顿。
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I will show you where the spares are kept . 我来指给你看放备件的地方。
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He was somewhat spared from the reality . 他多少有点被排除在现实之外。
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You could employ your spare time better . 你可以把闲暇时间利用得好些。
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The end of his spare time had now arrived . 现在他空闲的时间已经完了。
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Can you spare me a few minutes of your time ? 我能耽搁你几分钟吗?
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Spare blankets lay at the foot of each bed . 每张床的尾端放有备用毛毯。
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He could spare so considerable a sum . 他要割舍这么可观的一笔钱。