0 If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra. -- 额外的，备用的；多余的
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。”
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？
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。
Do you have a spare pen? 你有多余的笔吗？
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。
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.
