单词 | spare |
释义 | spare verb¹ 1make sth available抽出adverb | verb + spare | preposition | phrases adverb➤barely, hardly几乎抽不出(时间、钱等)◆she hardly spared him a second glance.她几乎没有看他第二眼。verb + spare➤can, could能够抽出(时间、钱等)◆can you spare a second to give me a hand?你能否抽出点儿时间帮我一把?preposition➤for为⋯抽出(时间、钱等)◆can you spare some money for the homeless?你能否为无家可归的人出点儿钱呢?phrases➤to spare富余◆have you any money to spare?你还有余钱吗?◆we should get there with half an hour to spare.我们应该提前半个小时到那儿。spare verb² 2allow sb/sth not to be harmed使免受伤害adverb | preposition adverb➤largely很大程度上放过◆the storm largely spared houston and surrounding districts.暴风雨基本未危害到休斯敦及其周边地区。➤mercifully仁慈地饶恕preposition➤from使逃脱⋯◆the children were spared from the virus.孩子们没被病毒感染。spare [usually before noun] that is not being used or is not needed at the present time; kept in case you need to replace the one you usually use不用的;闲置的;备用的◆we've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay.要是愿意你就住下,我们有一间空卧室。◆i'm afraid i haven't got any spare cash.抱歉,我手头没有间钱。◆take some spare clothes in case you get wet.多带几件衣服,以备身上弄湿了可以换。spare [transitive, usually passive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) (literary) to allow sb/sth to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it饶恕;赦免;放过◆they killed the men but spared the children.他们杀死了大人,但放过了孩子。◆she begged them to spare her life.她求他们饶她一命。◆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。spare(of time) available to do what you want with rather than work(时间)空闲的,空余的◆i haven't had a spare moment this morning.我今天上午一刻也没闲着。 ➡ see also spare time → leisure spare¹/speə(r) ||; spɛr/adj1. not needed now but kept because it may be needed in the future 备用的;后备的: ◇the spare tyre is kept in the boot. 备用车胎放在行李箱里。◇a spare room 备用房间 2. not used for work 工余的;闲暇的: ◇what do you do in your spare time ? 你闲暇时做些什么? 3. not being used; free 未用的;空着的: ◇there were no seats spare so we had to stand. 没有多出来的座位,我们只好站着。 spare noun [c]: ◇the fuse has blown. where do you keep your spares? 保险丝烧坏了,备用的你放在哪里? spare²/speə(r) ||; spɛr/verb[t] 1. spare sth (for sb);spare (sb) sth to be able to give sth to sb 腾出;拨出: ◇i suppose i can spare you a few minutes. 我想我能抽出几分钟见你。 2. spare sb (from) sth/doing sth to save sb from having an unpleasant experience 使避免(不愉快的经历): ◇you could spare yourself waiting if you book in advance. 如果你事先预约,就不必等候了。 3. spare no effort, expense, etc to do sth as well as possible without limiting the money, time, etc involved 不遗余力;不惜花费: ◇no expense was spared at the wedding. 他们不惜花费办婚礼。◇he spared no effort in trying to find a job. 他不遗余力试图找一份工作。 4. spare sb/sth (from sth) to not hurt or damage sb/sth 不伤害或损坏 to spare more than is needed 多余;剩余: ◇there's no time to spare. we must leave straight away. 没有多余时间了,我们必须立即离开。 sparesee ⇨ another 1 ⇨ available/not available 1 ⇨ give 1 ⇨ more 1 ⇨ need/necessary 8 ⇨ remain 2 • • •• ⇨ can spare• ⇨ to spare• ⇨ with time to spare☞ spare¹☞ spare²☞ spare³ |
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