0 If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra. -- 額外的，備用的；多餘的
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。」
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？
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。
Do you have a spare pen? 你有多餘的筆嗎？
2 plain 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。
3 to get very upset or angry -- 很惱火，很生氣
She goes spare if I'm so much as five minutes late. 如果我遲到五分鐘，她就會很生氣。
5 to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant -- 使避免，使免遭
Music educators can benefit from the awareness of musical activities their students are involved in during their spare time.
Village committees were formed to administer the vehicles, but embezzlement, poor administration, and lack of spare parts soon caused serious problems.
Some of his examples really involve a tripartite division (=triglossia) such as thin spare emaciated.
Everyone has organs to spare, whether dead or living.
Three processors plus a spare is required for redundancy, each dedicated to a different function.
This simple model presents the key features of any larger construct, albeit in spare and highly simplified form.
The system is linked to the illustrated spare parts catalogue and to relevant electronics technical documentation.
In principle, this can spare remaining forests from conversion to crop land.
