spares

美 [sperz]英 [speəz]
  • v.抽出;放过;免去;饶恕;赦免;留出;使逃脱;拨出;匀出;省得
  • n.备件,备品
  • spare的第三人称单数
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  • 1
    ADJ 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.

    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。

  • 2
    ADJ 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.

    They don't have a lot of spare cash...

    他们没有多少闲钱。

  • 3
    VERB 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.

    You got here with ninety seconds to spare...

    你到这里的时候还剩 90 秒钟时间。

  • 4
    VERB 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.

    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。

  • 5
    VERB 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.

    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。

  • 6
    VERB 不让…难堪(或难过)
    If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it.

    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。

  • 7
    ADJ-GRADED 瘦削的
    Someone who is described as spare is tall and not at all fat.

    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 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.

    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 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.

    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。

  • 11
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 12
    to spare someone's blushes→ see:blush

  1. Although ( he was ) busy , he always spares his son some time for the weekends .

    尽管他很忙,他总是抽出些时间陪儿子度周末。

  2. It 's good of him to spare the time to visit at all

    他能抽出时间过来看看真是不错。

  3. 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?

  4. Take some spare clothes in case you get wet .

    多带几件衣服,以备身上弄湿了好穿。

  5. He 's studying music in his spare time .

    他在空闲时间学音乐。

  6. Spare a thought for those without enough to eat this winter .

    请关心一下今冬食不果腹的人。

  7. If you have any spare milk , could you give me a little ?

    你要是有多余的牛奶,给我一些好吗?

  8. I 'm afraid I haven 't got any spare cash .

    恐怕我手头没有多余的现金。

  9. How do you spend your spare time ?

    你在业余时间干什么?

  10. We arrived at the airport with five minutes to spare .

    我们赶到机场时还剩五分钟。

  11. I haven 't had a spare moment this morning .

    我一上午一会儿也没闲着。

  12. Besides working as a doctor , he also writes novels in his spare time .

    除了当医生之外,他在业余时间还写小说。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

  15. You can borrow my keys ─ I have a spare set .

    你可以借用我的钥匙——我还有一套。

  16. 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。

  17. I let the spare room .

    我把那间空房出租了。

  18. As it happens , I have a spare set of keys in my office .

    碰巧我在办公室有一套备用钥匙。

  19. Surely you can spare me a few minutes ?

    你应该能为我空出几分钟时间吧?

  20. You should spare a thought for the person who cleans up after you .

    你应该为随后打扫的人着想啊。

  21. Are there any tickets going spare ?

    有多余的票吗?

  22. Please spare me the gruesome details .

    那些让人毛骨悚然的细节就请你不要讲了。

  23. Few people had spare cash for inessentials .

    很少人有闲钱买那些可有可无的东西。

  24. 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。

  25. In the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance .

    这些机器将来会需要备件和维修保养。

  26. They 've never had anything spare — they 've always used it all .

    他们从没有任何备用的东西——他们总是把什么都用得一干二净。

  27. He now works in industry and writes on science in his spare time .

    他现在在企业工作,业余时间写点科学文章。

  28. He could have taken a spare key

    他本该带上一把备用钥匙的。

  29. I spend a lot of my spare time watching videos .

    我把大量业余时间花在看录像上。

  30. I might need a spare set of clothes

    我可能需要一套备用的衣服。