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0 If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra.
Do you have a spare pen? 你有多余的笔吗?
We have a spare room if you want to stay overnight with us. 要是你想在我们这里过夜的话,我们有一个空房间。
Could I have a word with you when you have a spare moment/minute? 如果你有时间,我能否和你谈两句?
UK informal "Do you want this cake?" "Yes, if it's going spare (= if no one else wants it)." “你要这块蛋糕吗?”“如果没有别人要,就给我吧。”
The interior is spare, almost minimalist. 内部是简朴的,几乎是最简单的。
She goes spare if I'm so much as five minutes late. 如果我迟到5分钟,她就会很生气。
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. 我们会不遗余力,一定查出是谁做了这件事。
She never spared herself in the pursuit of excellence. 她竭尽全力追求卓越。
7 to give time, money, or space to someone, especially when it is difficult for you
[ + two objects ] Could you spare me £20? 你能匀给我20英镑吗?
Spare a thought for me tomorrow, when you're lying on a beach, because I'll still be here in the office! 明天你躺在海滩上的时候,就想想我吧,因为我还在办公室里!
If you have any woolyarn to spare when you've finished the sweater, can you make me some gloves? 如果你织完毛衣还剩下毛线的话,可以给我织副手套吗?
I caught the plane with only two minutes to spare. 我赶上飞机时距离起飞只剩两分钟了。
There's no time/We have no time to spare if we want to get the article written by tomorrow. 如果我们想明天就把这篇文章写完,那么就没剩多少时间了。
8 an extra thing that is not being used and can be used instead of a part that is broken, lost, etc.