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spare spare ★★★☆☆/spe͟ə(r)/1[ADJ	形容词]备用的；预备的 You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed.   [usu ADJ n]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。He could have taken a spare key...他本该带上一把备用钥匙的。The wagons carried spare ammunition.大货车载着备用的弹药。Spare is also a noun.Give me the trunk key and I'll get the spare.把行李箱的钥匙给我，我去拿一下备胎。2[ADJ	形容词]剩下的；多余的；空闲的 You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use.   [usu ADJ n]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。There was hardly a spare inch of space to be found.几乎找不到一丁点空余的地方。3[VERB	动词]剩余，剩下(时间、金钱或空间) If you have something such as time, money, or space to spare, you have some extra time, money, or space that you have not used or which you do not need.   [V]  [only to-inf]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。The car suddenly darted ahead, squeezing past him with only inches to spare...那辆车突然向前疾驶而去，从他身边擦身而过。Miranda has drive and energy to spare and has now taken on an even bigger challenge.米兰达有使不完的干劲和精力，现在已经接受了一个更大的挑战。4[VERB	动词]抽出，拨出(金钱或其他资源) If you spare time or another resource for a particular purpose, you make it available for that purpose.   [V n]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。He suggested that his country could not spare the troops for such an operation.他暗示说他的国家无法抽调军队参与这样的行动。5[VERB	动词]使免遭伤害；使幸免 If a person or a place is spared, they are not harmed, even though other people or places have been.   [be V-ed]  [be V-ed from n]  [usu passive]  [LITERARY 文]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。Northern Somalia was largely spared from the famine.索马里北部的大部分地区逃过了这场饥荒。6[VERB	动词]不让…难堪(或难过) If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it.   [V n n]  [V n]  [V n from n]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。Spare me the gory details...别给我讲那些骇人听闻的细节了。She's just trying to spare Shawna's feelings...她只是想尽量不让肖娜难过。The policy has not spared the farming community from severe financial pressure.这项政策并没有使农村社会逃脱沉重的经济压力。7[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]瘦削的 Someone who is described as spare is tall and not at all fat.   [LITERARY 文]She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。8[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]简单的；不加修饰的；简朴的 Something such as a room that is spare is very plain with no unnecessary features.   [LITERARY 文]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。9See also:sparing；  10[PHRASE	短语]不遗余力/不惜工本 If you spare no effort in doing something, you do it as well as possible, without worrying about the amount of work involved. If you spare no expense in doing it, you do it as well as possible, without trying to save money.   [V inflects]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。11[PHRASE	短语]可怜一下(不幸的人) If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck.   [V inflects]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。12 to spare someone's blushes→see: blush；  spare1 adjectivespare2 verbspare3 nounsparespare1 /speə $ sper/ ●●○ adjective  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1extra spare key/battery/clothes etc a key etc that you keep in addition to the one you usually use, so that it is available if the one you usually use breaks, gets lost etc:  a spare key Bring a towel and some spare clothes. a supply of spare batteries a spare tyre2not used/needed [usually before noun] not being used or not needed at the present time:  Have you got any spare boxes? You could sleep in the spare bedroom. Do you have any spare cash? I’ll go and see if there are any spare seats. A decline in beer sales had left the industry with spare capacity  (=the ability to produce more than can be sold).3time spare time/moment/hour etc time when you are not working:  What do you do in your spare time? Eric spent every spare moment he had in the library.4money spare change coins of little value that you do not need and can give to other people:  There are beggars on every corner asking for spare change.5be going spare British English spoken if something is going spare, it is available for you to have or use:  I’ll have some of that cake if it’s going spare.6go spare British English informal to become very angry or worried:  Dad would go spare if he found out.7plain a spare style of writing, painting etc is plain or basic and uses nothing unnecessary8thin literary someone who is spare is tall and thinspare1 adjectivespare2 verbspare3 nounsparespare2 ●○○ verb [transitive]  Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1give to make something such as time, money, or workers available for someone, especially when this is difficult for you to do:  Sorry, I can’t spare the time. I’d like you to come over when you can spare a couple of hours. Can you spare £5?spare somebody/something to do something We’re too busy to spare anyone to help you right now.spare somebody ten minutes/an hour etc Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private  (=used to ask someone if they have time to quickly talk to you)? It’s very kind of you to spare me so much of your time.2money/time etc to spare if you have money, time etc to spare, you have some left in addition to what you have used or need:  Anyone who has time to spare and would like to help can contact Moira.with something to spare They got to the airport with seconds to spare. They still have some money to spare.3spare somebody the trouble/difficulty/pain etc (of doing something) to prevent someone from having to experience something difficult or unpleasant:  I wanted to spare them the trouble of buying me a present. Thankfully, she had been spared the ordeal of surgery.4not damage or harm to not damage or harm someone or something, even though other people or things are being damaged, killed, or destroyed:  I could not understand why I had been spared and they had not. the soldier who had spared his lifespare somebody/something from something Today we will hear whether the school is to be spared from closure.5spare a thought for somebody to think about another person who is in a worse situation than you are:  Spare a thought for Nick, who’s doing his exams right now.6spare no expense/effort to spend as much money or do everything necessary to make something really good or successfulspare no expense/effort to do something No expense was spared in developing the necessary technology. No effort will be spared to bring the people responsible to justice.7spare somebody (the details) to not tell someone all the details about something, because it is unpleasant or boring:  He spared us the details, saying only that he had been injured in the war. ‘They own three houses. One in the country, one in ...’ ‘Spare me.’8spare somebody’s feelings to avoid doing something that would upset someone:  Just tell me the truth. Don’t worry about sparing my feelings.9 spare a glance British English written to look quickly at someone or somethingspare at Before leaving the old town, spare another glance at the tower.spare somebody/something a glance a bored waitress who scarcely spared them a glance10spare somebody’s blushes British English to avoid doing something that would embarrass someonespare1 adjectivespare2 verbspare3 nounsparespare3 noun  Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1[countable] an additional thing, for example a key, that you keep so that it is available:  If you forget the key, Mrs Jones over the road has a spare. The batteries are dead. Have you got any spares?2[countable] a spare tyre3spares [plural] British English spare partsmotor/car/aircraft etc spares a shortage of aircraft spares

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EYYFycTX5gS8GnC9guqLe6ZlVhUkLSUZDkT0+GQbItNTXlMWYT1TsuL7oORXMSLg7bAPOv+bbOZYgMPuMA2sdxwUlbNxhEgAa0wivIw+9/RCkE+vJ2p4nhRa9wxXb9i05UptjMUvWFGvRikkPk0IEpzUoDqE9NTD6yGm4QEZBEiMfXdOVvDvdzqfUh4PLHCHeCCtvagIneGbPLCH7GYfmhhSrUZQyOq/5JiY4RunCWAv             spare              ★                    /        speə(r)                ;          NAmE                sper                /                              adjective                ,                  verb                ,                  noun                            spare      spares      spared      sparing                            adjective        ★                    not used/needed        用不着                    1        ★                  [usually before noun          ]                          that is not being used or is not needed at the present time            不用的；闲置的                                    ◆          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。                          ◆          I'm afraid I haven't got any            spare cash.                    恐怕我手头没有多余的现金。                          ◆          Are there any tickets            going spare            (= are there any available, not being used by sb else)?                    有多余的票吗？                            extra        外加                    2        ★                  [only before noun          ]                          kept in case you need to replace the one you usually use; extra            备用的；外加的                                    ◆          a spare key/tyre          备用钥匙╱轮胎                          ◆          Take some spare clothes in case you get wet.          多带几件衣服，以备身上弄湿了好穿。                            time        时间                    3        ★                  available to do what you want with rather than work            空闲的；空余的                                    ◆          He's studying music in his            spare time.                    他在空闲时间学音乐。                          ◆          I haven't had a spare moment this morning.          我一上午一会儿也没闲着。                            person        人                    4                  thin, and usually quite tall            瘦的；瘦高的                                      IDIOM              go ˈspare                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        to become very angry or upset              气急败坏；焦虑万分                                                                verb                    time/money/room/thought, etc.        时间、钱、房间、心思等                    1                  to make sth such as time or money available to sb or for sth, especially when it requires an effort for you to do this            抽出；拨出；留出；匀出                                    sparesth/sb                          ◆          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。                          ◆          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？                          sparesth/sb for sb/sth                          ◆          We can only spare one room for you.          我们只能给你腾出一个房间。                          ◆          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。                          sparesb sth                          ◆          Surely you can spare me a few minutes?          你应该能为我空出几分钟时间吧？                            save sb pain/trouble        免得痛苦╱麻烦                    2                  to save sb/yourself from having to go through an unpleasant experience            省得；免去                                    sparesb/yourself sth                          ◆          He wanted to spare his mother any anxiety.          他不想让母亲有丝毫的担忧。                          ◆          Please            spare me            (= do not tell me)            thegruesome            details.                    那些让人毛骨悚然的细节就请你不要讲了。                          ◆          You could have spared yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning in advance.          你要是先打个电话就用不着跑这一趟了。                          sparesb/yourself from sth                          ◆          She was spared from the ordeal of appearing in court.          她无须出庭受折磨了。                            not harm/damage        不伤害╱损坏                    3                  [usually passive          ]                          sparesb/sth (from sth)                          (            formal)                    to allow sb/sth to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it            饶恕；赦免；放过；使逃脱                                    sparesb/sth (from sth)                          ◆          They killed the men but spared the children.          他们杀死了大人，但放过了孩子。                          ◆          During the bombing only one house was spared            (= was not hit by a bomb).                    在轰炸中，只有一座房子幸免。                          sparesb/sth sth                          ◆          Hong Kong was spared a direct hit, but the storm still brought heavy rains and powerful winds.          香港虽然未遭正面吹袭，但风暴还是带来了大雨和强风。                            no effort/ expense, etc.        尽力、破费等                    4        ~ no effort, expense, etc.                  to do everything possible to achieve sth or to do sth well without trying to limit the time or money involved            不吝惜（时间、金钱）                                    ◆          He spared no effort to make her happy again.          为使她重新快乐起来，他想尽了办法。                          ◆                      No expense was sparedin furnishing the new office.                    装潢新办公室不惜工本。                            work hard        努力工作                    5        not          spareyourself                          to work as hard as possible            不遗余力                                      IDIOMS              spare sb's ˈblushes                              (              BrE)                        to save sb from an embarrassing situation              不让某人难堪；免得某人丢面子                                                  spare sb's ˈfeelings                              to be careful not to do or say anything that might upset sb              不惹某人难受；避免触及某人的痛处                                                  to ˈspare                              if you have time, money, etc.              to spare,you have more than you need              多余；富余                                            ◆            I've got absolutely no money to spare this month.            我这个月一点儿富余钱都没有。                                ◆            We arrived at the airport with five minutes to spare.            我们赶到机场时还剩五分钟。                                                    noun        ★                    1      ★              an extra thing that you keep in case you need to replace the one you usually use (used especially about a tyre of a car)          备用品；备用轮胎                            ◆        to get the spare out of the boot/trunk        从汽车行李箱中取出备用轮胎                    ◆        I've lost my key and I haven't got a spare.        我把钥匙丢了，还没有备用的。                    2      spares              [plural        ]            (        especially BrE)            =                                            spare parts                                                  ◆        It can be difficult to get spares for some older makes of car.        有些旧型号汽车可能不好买配件。                        spare              /        speə(r)                ;          NAmE                sper                /             spare[speə(r)]spared, sparing, sparesCET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTSn268282141963674817v46295952646211513971102692j5779418040712461271890366ADJ4886194195VERB6211129826NOUN1465925432Spoken:125937492spared[5070] spares[631] sparing[899]多余的(33%)，备用的(16%)，抽出(14%)，节约(10%)，饶恕(8%)，剩余(8%)，赦免(5%)，备用品(4%)，闲置的(2%)n.剩余；备用零件vt.节约，吝惜；饶恕；分出，分让adj.多余的；瘦的；少量的vi.饶恕，宽恕；节约

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Collins	spare ★★★☆☆ /spe͟ə(r)/ 1 [ADJ 形容词]备用的；预备的 You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. [usu ADJ n] 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。 He could have taken a spare key... 他本该带上一把备用钥匙的。 The wagons carried spare ammunition. 大货车载着备用的弹药。 Spare is also a noun. Give me the trunk key and I'll get the spare. 把行李箱的钥匙给我，我去拿一下备胎。 2 [ADJ 形容词]剩下的；多余的；空闲的 You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use. [usu ADJ n] 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。 There was hardly a spare inch of space to be found. 几乎找不到一丁点空余的地方。 3 [VERB 动词]剩余，剩下(时间、金钱或空间) If you have something such as time, money, or space to spare, you have some extra time, money, or space that you have not used or which you do not need. [V] [only to-inf] 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。 The car suddenly darted ahead, squeezing past him with only inches to spare... 那辆车突然向前疾驶而去，从他身边擦身而过。 Miranda has drive and energy to spare and has now taken on an even bigger challenge. 米兰达有使不完的干劲和精力，现在已经接受了一个更大的挑战。 4 [VERB 动词]抽出，拨出(金钱或其他资源) If you spare time or another resource for a particular purpose, you make it available for that purpose. [V n] 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。 He suggested that his country could not spare the troops for such an operation. 他暗示说他的国家无法抽调军队参与这样的行动。 5 [VERB 动词]使免遭伤害；使幸免 If a person or a place is spared, they are not harmed, even though other people or places have been. [be V-ed] [be V-ed from n] [usu passive] [LITERARY 文] 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。 Northern Somalia was largely spared from the famine. 索马里北部的大部分地区逃过了这场饥荒。 6 [VERB 动词]不让…难堪(或难过) If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it. [V n n] [V n] [V n from n] 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。 Spare me the gory details... 别给我讲那些骇人听闻的细节了。 She's just trying to spare Shawna's feelings... 她只是想尽量不让肖娜难过。 The policy has not spared the farming community from severe financial pressure. 这项政策并没有使农村社会逃脱沉重的经济压力。 7 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]瘦削的 Someone who is described as spare is tall and not at all fat. [LITERARY 文] She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face. 她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。 8 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]简单的；不加修饰的；简朴的 Something such as a room that is spare is very plain with no unnecessary features. [LITERARY 文] 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。 9 See also:sparing ； 10 [PHRASE 短语]不遗余力/不惜工本 If you spare no effort in doing something, you do it as well as possible, without worrying about the amount of work involved. If you spare no expense in doing it, you do it as well as possible, without trying to save money. [V inflects] 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。 11 [PHRASE 短语]可怜一下(不幸的人) If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck. [V inflects] 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。 12 to spare someone's blushes→see: blush ；
Oxford	spare ★ / speə(r) ; NAmE sper / adjective , verb , noun spare spares spared sparing adjective ★ not used/needed 用不着 1 ★ [usually before noun ] that is not being used or is not needed at the present time 不用的；闲置的 ◆ 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。 ◆ I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash. 恐怕我手头没有多余的现金。 ◆ Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else)? 有多余的票吗？ extra 外加 2 ★ [only before noun ] kept in case you need to replace the one you usually use; extra 备用的；外加的 ◆ a spare key/tyre 备用钥匙╱轮胎 ◆ Take some spare clothes in case you get wet. 多带几件衣服，以备身上弄湿了好穿。 time 时间 3 ★ available to do what you want with rather than work 空闲的；空余的 ◆ He's studying music in his spare time. 他在空闲时间学音乐。 ◆ I haven't had a spare moment this morning. 我一上午一会儿也没闲着。 person 人 4 thin, and usually quite tall 瘦的；瘦高的 IDIOM go ˈspare ( BrE) ( informal) to become very angry or upset 气急败坏；焦虑万分 verb time/money/room/thought, etc. 时间、钱、房间、心思等 1 to make sth such as time or money available to sb or for sth, especially when it requires an effort for you to do this 抽出；拨出；留出；匀出 sparesth/sb ◆ 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。 ◆ 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？ sparesth/sb for sb/sth ◆ We can only spare one room for you. 我们只能给你腾出一个房间。 ◆ 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。 sparesb sth ◆ Surely you can spare me a few minutes? 你应该能为我空出几分钟时间吧？ save sb pain/trouble 免得痛苦╱麻烦 2 to save sb/yourself from having to go through an unpleasant experience 省得；免去 sparesb/yourself sth ◆ He wanted to spare his mother any anxiety. 他不想让母亲有丝毫的担忧。 ◆ Please spare me (= do not tell me) thegruesome details. 那些让人毛骨悚然的细节就请你不要讲了。 ◆ You could have spared yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning in advance. 你要是先打个电话就用不着跑这一趟了。 sparesb/yourself from sth ◆ She was spared from the ordeal of appearing in court. 她无须出庭受折磨了。 not harm/damage 不伤害╱损坏 3 [usually passive ] sparesb/sth (from sth) ( formal) to allow sb/sth to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it 饶恕；赦免；放过；使逃脱 sparesb/sth (from sth) ◆ They killed the men but spared the children. 他们杀死了大人，但放过了孩子。 ◆ During the bombing only one house was spared (= was not hit by a bomb). 在轰炸中，只有一座房子幸免。 sparesb/sth sth ◆ Hong Kong was spared a direct hit, but the storm still brought heavy rains and powerful winds. 香港虽然未遭正面吹袭，但风暴还是带来了大雨和强风。 no effort/ expense, etc. 尽力、破费等 4 ~ no effort, expense, etc. to do everything possible to achieve sth or to do sth well without trying to limit the time or money involved 不吝惜（时间、金钱） ◆ He spared no effort to make her happy again. 为使她重新快乐起来，他想尽了办法。 ◆ No expense was sparedin furnishing the new office. 装潢新办公室不惜工本。 work hard 努力工作 5 not spareyourself to work as hard as possible 不遗余力 IDIOMS spare sb's ˈblushes ( BrE) to save sb from an embarrassing situation 不让某人难堪；免得某人丢面子 spare sb's ˈfeelings to be careful not to do or say anything that might upset sb 不惹某人难受；避免触及某人的痛处 to ˈspare if you have time, money, etc. to spare,you have more than you need 多余；富余 ◆ I've got absolutely no money to spare this month. 我这个月一点儿富余钱都没有。 ◆ We arrived at the airport with five minutes to spare. 我们赶到机场时还剩五分钟。 noun ★ 1 ★ an extra thing that you keep in case you need to replace the one you usually use (used especially about a tyre of a car) 备用品；备用轮胎 ◆ to get the spare out of the boot/trunk 从汽车行李箱中取出备用轮胎 ◆ I've lost my key and I haven't got a spare. 我把钥匙丢了，还没有备用的。 2 spares [plural ] ( especially BrE) = spare parts ◆ It can be difficult to get spares for some older makes of car. 有些旧型号汽车可能不好买配件。 spare / speə(r) ; NAmE sper /
LDC	spare1 adjective spare2 verb spare3 noun sparespare1 /speə $ sper/ ●●○ adjective Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1extra spare key/battery/clothes etc a key etc that you keep in addition to the one you usually use, so that it is available if the one you usually use breaks, gets lost etc: a spare key Bring a towel and some spare clothes. a supply of spare batteries a spare tyre2not used/needed [usually before noun] not being used or not needed at the present time: Have you got any spare boxes? You could sleep in the spare bedroom. Do you have any spare cash? I’ll go and see if there are any spare seats. A decline in beer sales had left the industry with spare capacity (=the ability to produce more than can be sold).3time spare time/moment/hour etc time when you are not working: What do you do in your spare time? Eric spent every spare moment he had in the library.4money spare change coins of little value that you do not need and can give to other people: There are beggars on every corner asking for spare change.5be going spare British English spoken if something is going spare, it is available for you to have or use: I’ll have some of that cake if it’s going spare.6go spare British English informal to become very angry or worried: Dad would go spare if he found out.7plain a spare style of writing, painting etc is plain or basic and uses nothing unnecessary8thin literary someone who is spare is tall and thin spare1 adjective spare2 verb spare3 noun sparespare2 ●○○ verb [transitive] Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1give to make something such as time, money, or workers available for someone, especially when this is difficult for you to do: Sorry, I can’t spare the time. I’d like you to come over when you can spare a couple of hours. Can you spare £5?spare somebody/something to do something We’re too busy to spare anyone to help you right now.spare somebody ten minutes/an hour etc Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private (=used to ask someone if they have time to quickly talk to you)? It’s very kind of you to spare me so much of your time.2money/time etc to spare if you have money, time etc to spare, you have some left in addition to what you have used or need: Anyone who has time to spare and would like to help can contact Moira.with something to spare They got to the airport with seconds to spare. They still have some money to spare.3spare somebody the trouble/difficulty/pain etc (of doing something) to prevent someone from having to experience something difficult or unpleasant: I wanted to spare them the trouble of buying me a present. Thankfully, she had been spared the ordeal of surgery.4not damage or harm to not damage or harm someone or something, even though other people or things are being damaged, killed, or destroyed: I could not understand why I had been spared and they had not. the soldier who had spared his lifespare somebody/something from something Today we will hear whether the school is to be spared from closure.5spare a thought for somebody to think about another person who is in a worse situation than you are: Spare a thought for Nick, who’s doing his exams right now.6spare no expense/effort to spend as much money or do everything necessary to make something really good or successfulspare no expense/effort to do something No expense was spared in developing the necessary technology. No effort will be spared to bring the people responsible to justice.7spare somebody (the details) to not tell someone all the details about something, because it is unpleasant or boring: He spared us the details, saying only that he had been injured in the war. ‘They own three houses. One in the country, one in ...’ ‘Spare me.’8spare somebody’s feelings to avoid doing something that would upset someone: Just tell me the truth. Don’t worry about sparing my feelings.9 spare a glance British English written to look quickly at someone or somethingspare at Before leaving the old town, spare another glance at the tower.spare somebody/something a glance a bored waitress who scarcely spared them a glance10spare somebody’s blushes British English to avoid doing something that would embarrass someone spare1 adjective spare2 verb spare3 noun sparespare3 noun Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1[countable] an additional thing, for example a key, that you keep so that it is available: If you forget the key, Mrs Jones over the road has a spare. The batteries are dead. Have you got any spares?2[countable] a spare tyre3spares [plural] British English spare partsmotor/car/aircraft etc spares a shortage of aircraft spares
WDF	spare [speə(r)]spared, sparing, spares CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTS n26828 214 19 63 67 48 17 v4629 5952 646 2115 1397 1102 692 j5779 4180 407 1246 1271 890 366 ADJ4886 194195 VERB6211 129826 NOUN14659 25432 Spoken: 125937492 spared[5070] spares[631] sparing[899] 多余的(33%)，备用的(16%)，抽出(14%)，节约(10%)，饶恕(8%)，剩余(8%)，赦免(5%)，备用品(4%)，闲置的(2%) n.剩余；备用零件 vt.节约，吝惜；饶恕；分出，分让 adj.多余的；瘦的；少量的 vi.饶恕，宽恕；节约

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