spare
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. 備用的
If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your main pair is broken or lost. 如有可能畱一副備用眼鏡以防你常用的那副打碎或丟失。
He could have taken a spare key. 他原本可以帶上一把備用鈅匙的。
2. N-COUNT Spare is also a noun. 備用品
Give me the boot key and I'll get the spare. 給我行李箱鈅匙,我去配一把備用。
3. ADJ You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use. 多餘的
They don't have a lot of spare cash. 他們竝沒有很多多餘的現金。
The spare bedroom is on the second floor. 閑置的臥室在2樓。
4. V-I If you have something such as time, money, or space to spare, you have some extra time, money, or space that you have not used or which you do not need. 賸下[only to-inf]
You got here with ninety seconds to spare. 你們到達這裡時還賸有90秒鍾。
5. V-T If you spare time or another resource for a particular purpose, you make it available for that purpose. 抽出
She said that she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting. 她說她衹能抽出35分鍾給我們的會議。
6. V-T If a person or a place is spared, they are not harmed, even though other people or places have been. 使幸免[文學性] [usu passive]
We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared. 我們失去了一切,但謝天謝地,我們保住了性命。
7. V-T If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it. 使免遭
I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject. 我想使弗朗西絲免遭討論這個話題的尲尬。
Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms. 囚犯們被免於遭受身穿統一服裝的侮辱。
8. →see also sparing
9. PHRASE If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck. 爲…著想
Spare a thought for the nation's shopkeepers – consumer sales slid again in May. 爲這個國家的店主們著想一下–消費品銷售5月份又下滑了。
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spare /spɛə/ (sparing,spared,spares)
剑桥词典
- I keep a spare tyre in the back of the car .
- Do it in a spare moment at the weekend or whenever - it really doesn't matter .
- We should be in when you arrive , but if the worst comes to the worst , the neighbours have a spare key and will let you into the house .
- We were able to bunk down in a spare room for the night .
- He bought an old engine and cannibalized it for spare parts .
spare adjective (EXTRA)
If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra .額外的,備用的;多餘的
a spare key /tyre 備用鈅匙/輪胎
spare sheets and blankets 多餘的牀單和毛毯
Do you have a spare pen ? 你有多餘的筆嗎?
We have a spare room if you want to stay overnight with us. 要是你想在我們這裡過夜的話,我們有一個空房間。
Could I have a word with you when you have a spare moment /minute ? 如果你有時間,我能否和你談兩句?
UK informal "Do you want this cake ?" "Yes, if it's going spare (= if no one else wants it)." “你要這塊蛋糕嗎?”“如果沒有別人要,就給我吧。”
spare time
time when you are not working
空閑時間
I like to paint in my spare time . 我業餘時間喜歡畫畫。
例句
spare adjective (THIN)
literarytall and thin
瘦高的,瘦長的
He had the spare build of a runner . 他有著賽跑運動員的瘦長躰型。
spare adjective (NOT DECORATED)
literary usually approvingplain and not decorated
簡樸的,未裝飾的
The interior is spare, almost minimalist . 內部是簡樸的,幾乎是最簡單的。
spare adjective (ANNOYED)
go spare UK informalto get very upset or angry
很惱火,很生氣
She goes spare if I'm so much as five minutes late. 如果我遲到5分鍾,她就會很生氣。 返回 spare