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spare[speə]vt. 1 节约,俭省;吝惜:spare no efforts(或pains)不遗余力spare no expense(或no expense spared)不惜工本We hope that readers will not spare their comments.我们希望读者无保留地提出意见. 2 用不着;省掉:We can spare you for tomorrow.明天我们可以不要你帮忙了.He could have spared the explanation.他本可不必解释. 3 抽出(时间);剩下;出让,让给:have no time to spare抽不出时间He caught the train with a few minutes to spare.他赶上火车时还剩下几分钟.He said he could spare me half an hour.他说他能为我抽出半小时来.Can you spare me this book for a while?这本书你能让我看一会儿吗? 4 宽容,饶恕,赦免;不伤害:spare sb.'s life(或spare sb. his life)饶某人一命spare sb.'s feelings不使某人难过(或难堪)Spare his blushes.别叫他脸红了.He does not spare himself.他对自己要求很严. 5 使免遭;解除:You may spare yourself the trouble.你不必找此麻烦. 6 放弃
vi. 1 节约,俭省 2 饶恕;宽容
adj. 1 多余的,剩下的;空闲的:spare money余款spare time余暇 2 备用的;额外的:a spare room备用的房间 3 节约的;少量的;不足的;贫乏的:a spare diet简单的饮食He is spare of speech.他很少说话. 4 瘦削的:a man of spare frame瘦小的男子 5 (风格)不加渲染的;简朴的 6 <口>他人不需要的
n. 1 <英>(机器等的)备件;备用品;备用轮胎 2 <美>(地滚球戏的)二击全倒(得分) |