| 单词 | spare |
| 释义 | spare —spareable, adj. —sparely, adv. —spareness, n. —sparer, n. /spair/, v. , spared, sparing, adj., sparer, sparest, n. v.t. 1. to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy. 2. to deal gently or leniently with; show consideration for: His harsh criticism spared no one. 3. to save from strain, discomfort, embarrassment, or the like, or from a particular cause of it: to spare him the bother; to spare her needless embarrassment. 4. to refrain from, forbear, omit, or withhold, as action or speech: Spare us the gory details. 5. to refrain from employing, as some instrument or recourse: to spare the rod. 6. to set aside for a particular purpose: to spare land for a garden. 7. to give or lend, as from a supply, esp. without inconvenience or loss: Can you spare a cup of sugar? Can you spare me a dollar till payday? 8. to dispense with or do without: We can't spare a single worker during the rush hour. 9. to use economically or frugally; refrain from using up or wasting: A walnut sundae, and don't spare the whipped cream! 10. to have remaining as excess or surplus: We can make the curtains and have a yard to spare. v.i. 11. to use economy; be frugal. 12. to refrain from inflicting injury or punishment; exercise lenience or mercy. 13. Obs. to refrain from action; forbear. adj. 14. kept in reserve, as for possible use: a spare part. 15. being in excess of present need; free for other use: spare time. 16. frugally restricted or meager, as a manner of living or a diet: a spare regime. 17. lean or thin, as a person. 18. scanty or scant, as in amount or fullness. 19. sparing, economical, or temperate, as persons. n. 20. a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use. 21. Ceram. an area at the top of a plaster mold for holding excess slip. 22. Bowling. a. the knocking down of all the pins with two bowls. b. a score so made. Cf. strike (def. 78). [bef. 900; (v.) ME sparen, OE sparian; c. D, G sparen, ON spara; (n. and adj.) ME; cf. OE spaer sparing, frugal (c. OHG spar, ON sparr] Syn. 6. reserve. 14, 15. extra. 17. See thin. |
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