spare是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra. -- 额外的，备用的；多余的

  • a spare key/tyre 备用钥匙／轮胎

  • spare sheets and blankets 多余的床单和毛毯

  • 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。”

  • I like to paint in my spare time. 我业余时间喜欢画画。

• 1 tall and thin -- 瘦高的，瘦长的

  • He had the spare build of a runner. 他有着赛跑运动员的瘦长体型。

• 2 plain and not decorated -- 简朴的，未装饰的

  • The interior is spare, almost minimalist. 内部是简朴的，几乎是最简单的。

• 3 to get very upset or angry -- 很恼火，很生气

  • 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。

• 4 to not hurt or destroy something or someone -- 饶恕；不伤害；不毁坏

  • They asked him to spare the women and children. 他们要他放过妇女和儿童。

• 5 to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant -- 使避免，使免遭

  • Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone. 幸运的是，我躲过了在大家面前唱歌的尴尬。

  • It was a nasty accident - but I'll spare you (= I won't tell you) the gruesome details. 那是一起严重的事故——我就不跟你讲那些令人毛骨悚然的细节了。

• 6 to use a lot of effort, expense, etc. to do something -- 不遗余力／不惜工本

  • [ + 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 -- （尤指在自己困难的情况下）抽出，拨出，匀出

  • [ + two objects ] Could you spare me £20? 你能匀给我20英镑吗？

  • I'd love to come, but I can't spare the time. 我很想来，但恐怕没时间。

  • 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. -- 备用品