基本释义
- adj.
- 闲置的， 空闲的; 备用的; 瘦（高）的
- v.
- 留出，剩余; 省得; 饶恕，使幸免; 不吝惜（时间、金钱）
- n.
- 备用品
实用例句
We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay.
要是愿意你就住下，我们空着一间卧室。
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I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash .
恐怕我手头没有多余的现金。
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Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else) ?
有多余的票吗？
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a spare key/tyre
备用钥匙 / 轮胎
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Take some spare clothes in case you get wet.
多带几件衣服，以备身上弄湿了好穿。
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He's studying music in his spare time .
他在空闲时间学音乐。
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I haven't had a spare moment this morning.
我一上午一会儿也没闲着。
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I'd love to have a break, but I can't spare the time just now.
我是想休息一下，可眼下找不出时间。
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We can only spare one room for you.
我们只能给你腾出一个房间。
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Could you spare one of your staff to help us out?
你能不能从你手下抽一个人过来帮帮我们？
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You should spare a thought for (= think about) the person who cleans up after you.
你应该为随后打扫的人着想啊。
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Surely you can spare me a few minutes?
你应该能为我空出几分钟时间吧？
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If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your main pair is broken or lost...
如果有可能的话，最好准备一副备用眼镜，以防常用的那副眼镜打碎或者丢失。
Don't forget to take a few spare batteries...
别忘了带上几节备用电池。
They don't have a lot of spare cash...
他们没有多少闲钱。
The spare bedroom is on the second floor...
闲置的卧室在三楼。
You got here with ninety seconds to spare...
你到这里的时候还剩 90 秒钟时间。
It's not as if he has money to spare...
他又不是有什么余钱。
She said that she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting...
她说她只能抽出 35 分钟时间参加我们的会议。
He's a very busy man, and it's good of him to spare the time to visit...
他是个大忙人，能抽出时间到访真是太好了。
We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared...
我们已经失去了一切，不过谢天谢地，总算是保住了性命。
Not a man was spared...
无人得以幸免。
I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject...
讨论这个话题太尴尬，我不想让弗朗西斯难堪。
Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms...
囚犯们不必忍受身穿囚服的侮辱。
She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.
她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。
Inside, the two small rooms were spare and neat, stripped bare of ornaments.
进去以后是两个简单而整洁的小房间，朴实无华，没有什么装饰。
The government is determined to spare no effort in investigating this case thoroughly...
政府决定不遗余力地彻底调查这个案子。
Officials say they'll spare no expense to prevent another riot.
官员说他们会不惜一切地阻止再次发生暴乱。
Spare a thought for the nation's shopkeepers — consumer sales slid again in May...
可怜一下这个国家的店老板吧—— 5 月份消费品的销售量又下滑了。
I do not think any of us spared a thought for the ordeal of her crew.
我不认为我们中间有任何一个人同情过这艘船的船员所遭受的磨难。
真题例句
In his spare time, he visited the local art galleries, and the paintings are now lodged deep in his autobiographical memories.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文And it is not just individuals: the web makes it easier for companies to rent out spare offices and idle machines, too.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文The results of a Harry's poll showed that reading was the most popular spare time activity in the US.
出自-2013年12月听力原文He spends his spare time doing repairs
出自-2013年12月听力原文To make good use of her spare time in the evening.
出自-2012年12月听力原文Manufacturing's shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship, if only because many of the nation's assembly line workers were skilled in craft work, if not on the job then in their spare time.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文In Einstein's day, there were only a few thousand physicists worldwide, and the theoreticians who could intellectually rival Einstein probably would fit into a streetcar with seats to spare.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文But can you spare me a second?
出自-2013年6月听力原文After hours in the cold and wet, he reached inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some id so he could contact the driver, only to discover it contained ￡400 in notes, with another ￡50 in spare change beside it.
2018年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare.
2016年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 A 原文Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild.
2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文No area was spared or unaffected, from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles.
2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文She also organized a fundraising drive in "ladybug jars" to collect everyone's spare change during "make change" month.
2017年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文英英释义
1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
3. a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
1. refrain from harming
2. save or relieve from an experience or action;
"I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
3. give up what is not strictly needed;
"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
4. use frugally or carefully
1. thin and fit;
"the spare figure of a marathon runner"
"a body kept trim by exercise"
2. more than is needed, desired, or required;
"trying to lose excess weight"
"found some extra change lying on the dresser"
"yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"
"skills made redundant by technological advance"
"sleeping in the spare room"
"supernumerary ornamentation"
"it was supererogatory of her to gloat"
"delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"
"extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"
"surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
3. just sufficient;
"the library had a spare but efficient look"
4. not taken up by scheduled activities;
"a free hour between classes"
"spare time on my hands"
5. kept in reserve especially for emergency use;
"a reserve supply of food"
"a spare tire"
"spare parts"
6. lacking in amplitude or quantity;
"a bare livelihood"
"a scanty harvest"
"a spare diet"