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单词 spare
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spare

adjective
 
/speə(r)/
/sper/
Idioms
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    time

  1.  
    available to do what you want with rather than work
    • He's studying music in his spare time.
    • I haven't had a spare moment this morning.
    Topics Hobbiesb2
  2. not used/needed

  3.  
    [usually before noun] that is not being used or is not needed at the present time
    • We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay.
    • I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash.
    • Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by somebody else)?
  4. extra

  5.  
    [only before noun] kept in case you need to replace the one you usually use; extra
    • a spare key/tyre
    • Take some spare clothes in case you get wet.
  6. person

  7. thin, and usually quite tall
  8. Word OriginOld English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’.
Idioms
go spare
  1. (British English, informal) to become very angry or upset
    • Your mum would go spare if she knew!
    • I’ll go spare if I don’t get out of the house soon!
    Topics Feelingsc2

spare

verb
 
/speə(r)/
/sper/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they spare
/speə(r)/
/sper/
he / she / it spares
/speəz/
/sperz/
past simple spared
/speəd/
/sperd/
past participle spared
/speəd/
/sperd/
-ing form sparing
/ˈspeərɪŋ/
/ˈsperɪŋ/
Idioms
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    time/money/room/thought, etc.

  1.  
    to make something such as time or money available to somebody or for something, especially when it requires an effort for you to do this
    • spare something/somebody I'd love to have a break, but I can't spare the time just now.
    • spare something/somebody to do something Could you spare one of your staff to help us out?
    • spare something/somebody for somebody/something We can only spare one room for you.
    • You should spare a thought for (= think about) the person who cleans up after you.
    • He was late, but he spared a glance for the pretty girl at the desk.
    • spare somebody something Surely you can spare me a few minutes?
    Extra Examples
    • Can you spare a second to give me a hand?
    • Can you spare some money for the homeless?
    • She hardly spared him a second glance.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • barely
    • hardly
    verb + spare
    • can
    • could
    preposition
    • for
    phrases
    • to spare
    See full entry
  2. save somebody pain/trouble

  3.  
    to save somebody/yourself from having to go through an unpleasant experience
    • spare somebody/yourself something He wanted to spare his mother any anxiety.
    • Please spare me (= do not tell me) the gruesome details.
    • You could have spared yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning in advance.
    • spare somebody/yourself from something She was spared from the ordeal of appearing in court.
  4. not harm/damage

  5.  
    (formal) to allow somebody/something to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it
    • spare somebody/something They killed the men but spared the children.
    • She begged them to spare her life.
    • During the bombing only one house was spared (= was not hit by a bomb).
    • The storm largely spared Houston and surrounding districts.
    • spare somebody/something from something The children were spared from the virus.
    • spare somebody/something sth Hong Kong was spared a direct hit, but the storm still brought heavy rains and powerful winds.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • largely
    • mercifully
    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
  6. no effort/expense, etc.

  7.  
    spare no effort, expense, etc. to do everything possible to achieve something or to do something well without trying to limit the time or money involved
    • He spared no effort to make her happy again.
    • No expense was spared in furnishing the new office.
  8. work hard

  9. not spare yourself to work as hard as possible
  10. Word OriginOld English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’.
Idioms
spare somebody’s blushes
  1. (British English) to save somebody from an embarrassing situation
    • A last minute goal spared their blushes.
spare somebody’s feelings
  1. to be careful not to do or say anything that might upset somebody
    • I kept off the subject of divorce so as to spare her feelings.
to spare
  1. if you have time, money, etc. to spare, you have more than you need
    • I've got absolutely no money to spare this month.
    • We arrived at the airport with five minutes to spare.
    Extra Examples
    • We should get there with half an hour to spare.
    • Have you any money to spare?

spare

noun
/speə(r)/
/sper/
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  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)
    • to get the spare out of the boot/trunk
    • I've lost my key and I haven't got a spare.
  2. spares
    [plural] (especially British English) spare parts (= new parts that you buy to replace old or broken parts of a car, machine, etc.)
    • It can be difficult to get spares for some older makes of car.
  3. Word OriginOld English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’.
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