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0 If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra.
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。」
The interior is spare, almost minimalist. 內部是簡樸的,幾乎是最簡單的。
She goes spare if I'm so much as five minutes late. 如果我遲到五分鐘,她就會很生氣。
5 to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant
6 to use a lot of effort, expense, etc. to do something
[ + to infinitive ] We will spare no effort to find out who did this. 我們會全力以赴,一定查出是誰做了這件事。
She never spared herself in the pursuit of excellence. 她竭盡全力追求卓越。
7 to give time, money, or space to someone, especially when it is difficult for you
[ + two objects ] Could you spare me £20? 你能抽出20英鎊給我嗎?
Spare a thought for me tomorrow, when you're lying on a beach, because I'll still be here in the office! 明天你躺在海灘上的時候,就想想我吧,因爲我還在辦公室裡!
If you have any woolyarn to spare when you've finished the sweater, can you make me some gloves? 如果你織完毛衣還剩下毛線的話,可以給我織副手套嗎?
I caught the plane with only two minutes to spare. 我趕上飛機時距離起飛只剩兩分鐘了。
There's no time/We have no time to spare if we want to get the article written by tomorrow. 如果我們想明天就把這篇文章寫完,那麽就沒剩多少時間了。
8 an extra thing that is not being used and can be used instead of a part that is broken, lost, etc.