0 If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra. -- 額外的,備用的;多餘的
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。」
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。
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
再长的路,一步步也能走完,再短的路,不迈开双脚也无法到达。