spare
[spɛə]
adj.备用的, 多余的, 闲置的
v.抽出, 饶恕, 赦免, 节约
n.备用品, 剩余
例句与用法:
I can't spare him today we need everybody here.
我今天需要他--我们需要人人都到齐。
I can't spare you for that job; you must finish this one first.
我不能放你去做那件事; 你必须先把这件做完。
The hotel staff spared no pains to ensure that our stay was as enjoyable as possible.
旅馆工作人员对我们照顾得无微不至,尽量让我们住得舒适,
What do you like doing in your spare time?
你在闲暇时喜欢做什么?
Can you spare me five minutes?
你能抽出五分钟和我谈谈吗?
It was a horrible accident---I'll spare you the details.
这是一次令人毛骨悚然的事故,我就不告诉你细节了。
词形变化:
副词: sparely | 形容词比较级: sparer | 形容词最高级: sparest | 名词: spareness | 动词过去式: spared | 动词过去分词: spared | 动词现在分词: sparing | 动词第三人称单数: spares |
vt.
1. 分出, 腾出(时间, 人手); 分让(多余的东西)[(+for)][O1]
Can you spare me a few minutes?
你能为我挪出几分钟时间吗?
2. (常用于否定句或疑问句)节约, 省用; 吝惜
spare the rod
不处罚
He spared no expense in building a villa for himself.
他不惜工本为自己造了一幢别墅。
3. 用不着; 略去, 省掉
4. 使免遭; 免去; 解除[O1]
I want to spare him the trouble of seeing me off at the airport.
我不想麻烦他去机场为我送行。
spare someone's blushes
使某人免于脸红
5. 饶恕, 赦免; 不伤害[O1]
They took his money but spared his life.
他们拿走了他的钱但饶了他一命。
6. 剩下
We got to station at noon with time to spare.
我们中午就到了火车站, 离开车还有一段时间。
vi.
1. 节约, 俭省
2. 宽容, 饶恕; 不伤害
a.
1. 多余的, 剩下的; 空闲的
He has nothing to do in his spare time.
他休闲时间无事可做。
2. 备用的
Every car should carry a spare tire.
每辆车子应带一个备用轮胎。
3. 节约的; 少量的; 贫乏的[(+of)]
He is spare of speech.
他很少说话。
4. 瘦的
The farmer is tall and spare.
那个农夫又高又瘦。
n.[C]
1. 备用品
2. 备用轮胎
This tire is damaged. Do you have a spare?
这个轮胎坏了, 你有备用轮胎吗?
3. 【英】(机器等的)备用零件[P]
短语词组:
go spare
1. 很恼火
Mum'd go spare if she knew.
妈妈要是知道了会很恼火的。
to spare
1. 剩余
We have just enough money to buy it, with 11 pence to spare.
我们刚好有足够的钱买它, 还剩下十一便士。
spare
过去式:spared
过去分词:spared
现在进行时:sparing
形容词比较级:sparer
形容词最高级:sparest
名词复数:spares
词形变化:
副词: sparely | 形容词比较级: sparer | 形容词最高级: sparest | 名词: spareness | 动词过去式: spared | 动词过去分词: spared | 动词现在分词: sparing | 动词第三人称单数: spares |
同义词:
extra | thin | give up | do without | save | free | afford | manage without | show mercy to | pardon | replacement | auxiliary | standby | sparse | mean | insubstantial | lean | surplus | relinquish | sacrifice | omit | excess | yield | forego | bony | remainder | surrender | scrawny | skinny | leftover | lanky | dispense with | part with | additional | dispense | peaked | give | with | up | occasional | over | part | odd | utility | secondary | do | without | balance | meager | bare | superfluous | redundant | trim | unornamented | spare part | supererogatory | fifth wheel | plain | supernumerary | unembellished | scanty |
反义词:
waste |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.放弃; 省掉
relinquish
omit
forego
sacrifice
surrender
yield
give up
part with
dispense with
do without
a.额外的
extra
surplus
remainder
leftover
excess
a.瘦的
lean
skinny
thin
scrawny
lanky
bony
同义参见:
secondary
occasional
odd
peaked
lean2
utility
additional
over
反义:
vt.vi.节约; 吝惜
waste
反义参见:
kill
profuse
obese
spare[spεə]vt.1.■宽恕;赦免;饶过, 使不受…的伤害:to spare one's enemy宽恕了仇人She never spares any other's feelings.她从不伤害别人的感情。2.■宽厚地对待;体谅:His harsh criticism spared no one.他的严厉批评伤害了大众。3.■使免于(紧张、不安等);解除:to spare him the bother不要去打扰他Your joke spared her needless embarrassment.你的笑话解除了她不必要的焦虑。4.■抑制,避免,省去:Spare us the gory details.别讲那些血淋淋的可怕细节了。to spare other's help无需他人帮忙5.■不用:This kind of cars spares the gear lever.这类汽车不用变速杆。6.■留出,抽出:Spare a plot of land for vegetables.留出一小块地种菜吧。7.■(尤指不会造成不便或损失地)供给;给予:Can you spare me 500 dollars?你能借给我 500 块钱吗?Would you please spare me a cup of wine?请给我一杯酒,行吗?8.■节约,节俭;吝惜[常用于否定句]:A walnut sundae,and don't spare the whipped cream.做胡桃圣代冰淇淋,就甭想少用掼奶渍。9.■剩下,余下:to have a coin to spare几乎一文不剩10.■放弃,摒弃vi.1.■节约,节省,节俭2.■饶恕,宽容3.■[废语]节制,克制adj.1.■备用的2.■剩下的,多余的3.■额外的;空闲的4.■不足的,贫乏的5.■节俭的,节省的;俭朴的,简单的6.■消瘦的7.■吝啬的8.■有节制的9.■(文风)简朴的,不加修饰的10.■他人不需要的n.1.■2.■备用品3.■备胎4.■备用房间5.■[常用复数][英国英语](机器等的)备件6.■[俚语]姘妇7.■【保龄球】8.■二击全倒9.■二击全倒的得分近义词leandrive someone spare[英国口语]令某人十分恼火令某人很担心go spare[英国口语]十分恼火;很担心If I am spared如果我能活得那么久的话spare no efforts不遗余力spare no expense不惜费用spare no pains不辞劳苦;全力以赴spare the houses[常用于否定句]犹豫不决Spare the rod and spoil the child.[谚语]棒打出孝子,不打不成才。变形vt.sparedsparing
sparespare[spɛə]vt.1.■节约, 吝惜2.■不用, 省掉; 略而不说3.■抽出, 剩下; 出让, 割爱4.■放过, 饶恕; 不杀, 饶命; 不伤害, 使某人免遭(麻烦、痛苦等)spare no efforts [pains]不遗余力spare no expense不惜工本 =spare sb. his life)饶某人一命spare sb.'sfeelings不使某人难过[难堪]She never spares the butter when baking.她烤东西的时候从不吝惜奶油。Please spare me your opinions, just tell me the facts.请你不要对我讲你的意见, 把事实告诉我就行了。Can you spare the time to help me?你能抽出这段时间帮我吗?Can you spare me this book for a while?这本书能让我看一会儿吗?Can you spare me a few litres of petrol?你能匀给我几公升汽油吗?We may meet again if we are spared.如果我们不死, 还会见面的。He does not spare himself.他对自已要求很严。He did the work to spareyou the trouble.他做了那件事使你免去麻烦。spare sb.'s life
词性变化spare[spɛə]vi.1.■节省, 俭省2.■饶恕, 宽容adj.1.■多余的, 剩下的; 空闲的2.■备 用的3.■节约的; 少量的; 贫乏的4.■瘦的, 薄弱的; 简陋的a spare ticket退票spare time空闲时间spare part备用件spare channel备用线路spare hand替班工人spare oil备用油a spare tire预备轮胎; [美俚]讨厌的人a spare meal不丰盛的饭菜on a spare diet在节省a spareperson瘦人spare[spɛə]n.1.■节省2.■备用之物3.■[pl. ]备件4.■[美](十 柱戏)头两球把十柱全打倒
继承用法spare-crewn.1.■预备空勤人员; 预备海员spare-goalkeepern.1.■替补守门员spareribn.1.■带肉的(猪)肋骨(俗称小排骨)spare-setadj.1.■体型瘦细的sparetimeadj.1.■业余的, 闲暇的
词性变化spare[spɛə]n.1.■闲时spareableadj.sparelyadv.sparenessn.
adjective
- additional to what is required for ordinary use
多余的
few people had spare cash for inessentials.
很少人有余钱买可有可无的东西。
■not currently in use or occupied
暂时空闲的
a spare seat.
一个空座位。 - with no excess fat; thin
瘦削的
a spare, bearded figure.
一个身材瘦削、长胡子的人。
■elegantly simple
简洁
her clothes are smart and spare in style.
她的衣服很漂亮,并且式样简洁。
- an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out
备用品 - (in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with two balls
(十柱保龄球戏中的)二击全倒
- [with two objs]give (something of which one has enough) to (someone); afford to give to
把(某人手头上充裕的东西)让给;借给
she asked if I could spare her a bob or two.
她问我能否借给她一两个便士。
■make free or available
抽出时间
I'm sure you can spare me a moment.
我肯定你能抽出一点时间给我。
■[no obj.](archaic)be frugal
(古)节俭
but some will spend, and some will spare.
一些人喜欢挥霍,但另一些人能省则省。 - [with obj.]refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing
使不受伤害
there was no way the men would spare her.
没有办法让这些人不伤害她。
■[with two objs]refrain from inflicting (something) on (someone)
使免遭;解除
the country had until now been spared the violence occurring elsewhere.
直到现在这个国家还没有遭受在其他地方发生的暴力事件。
■(spare oneself)[with negative]try to ensure or satisfy one's own comfort or needs
保证(或满足)自己的需要
in her concern to help others, she has never spared herself.
在关心帮助别人时,她从来没考虑过自己。
go spare
(Brit. informal) (英,非正式)
- become extremely angry or distraught
非常恼火 - be unwanted or not needed and therefore available for use
闲置的
I didn't have much money going spare.
我没多少闲钱。
- 见 blush
- be prepared to pay any amount (used to indicate the importance of achieving something)
不惜任何代价
- 见 rod
- remember
记得
spare a thought for our volunteer group at Christmas.
圣诞节别忘了我们的志愿者组织。
- left over
剩下
that turkey will feed ten people with some to spare.
那只火鸡十个人吃还吃不完。
sparely
adverb
spareness
noun
sparer
noun
- (rare).)
- Old English spær 'not plentiful, meagre', sparian 'refrain from injuring', refrain from using, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen 'to spare'
spare
名词 spare:
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
同义词:spare part
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
同义词:fifth wheel
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
动词 spare:
refrain from harming
同义词:save
save or relieve from an experience or action
give up what is not strictly needed
同义词:give up, part with, dispense with
use frugally or carefully
形容词 spare:
thin and fit
同义词:trim
more than is needed, desired, or required
同义词:excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
not taken up by scheduled activities
同义词:free
kept in reserve especially for emergency use
lacking in amplitude or quantity
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
同义词:plain, bare, unembellished, unornamented
spare
■A Party member had no spare time.
一个党员没有空暇的时间。
■A tall, spare man stepped in from the corridor.
一个身材瘦长的男人从走廊走进来。
■Next week perhaps I'll have more time to spare.
下星期或许我能多一点空余时间。
■Spare the rod and spoil the child.
不打不成器。
■I wonder if the manager can spare me half an hour tomorrow.
不知经理能否明天给我半小时的时间。
■Immediate delivery of spare parts from stock.
为您快速提供零备件的交付服务。
■I can not spare him today, we need everybody here.
今天我抽不出时间,这里需要每个人。
■He doesn't know how to dispose of his spare time.
他不知道怎样安排业余时间。
■They will not pity,nor spare,nor have mercy.
他们不会同情,不会宽恕,也不会发慈悲的。
■They wanted to spare her the suffering.
他们希望别让她受这痛苦。
■How can they learn anything when they spend all their spare time watch television?
他们把所有的空闲时间都用来看电视了,还能学什麽东西呢?
■Their spare supply of food was running out.
他们的少量食物供应也快要完了。
■Their friends begged them to spare themselves.
他们的朋友都恳求他们不要太劳累了。
■They have enough grain and to spare.
他们的粮食自给有余。
■They asked for bid for the supply of spare parts.
他们要求卖方给供给的备件出价。
■He repairs radios for his friends during his spare time.
他利用业余时间给朋友们修理收音机。
■He likes to watch the drama in his spare time.
他喜欢在业余时间去看戏。
■He took to collecting stamps in his spare time.
他喜欢在业余时间集邮。
■He did experiments in his spare time.
他在业余时间做实验。
■He build himself a car in his spare time.
他在工余时间自己组装了一辆汽车。
■His sister took to knitting in her spare time.
他妹妹在空闲时打毛线。
■He backed the car into the space with a narrow margin to spare.
他将车倒进一个非常窄的停车位置。
■He has invest his spare capital in a computer shop.
他已将其闲置资金投资于一个计算机商店。
■He usually spends his spare time watching TV.
他常以看电视消磨他的空闲时间。
■He implored the judge to spare his life .
他恳求法官饶他一命。
■He intended to get in some horse riding in his spare time.
他打算在业余时间安排一些骑马活动。
■He employs his spare time in reading.
他把余暇用于阅读。
■He spent much of his spare time roaming about the streets.
他把大部分的闲暇时间用来逛街。
■Most of his spare time was devoted to the translation of those works.
他把大部分的馀暇都有于翻译那些作品。
■He spends his spare time gardening, to the exclusion of all other interests.
他把空余时间都用在园艺上了,没有任何其他爱好。
■He spent all the time he could spare in study.
他把空闲的时间都用来学习。
■The time he can spare from the adornment of his person he devote to the neglect of his duty.
他把花在打扮上的时间省下来,却用到了玩忽职守上去。
■He bought up all the spare building land in the district and can now charge what he wants for it.
他把这个地区的所有闲置的建筑土地全部买下了,现在他可以随心所欲地要价了。
■He spent his spare time composing poetry.
他用空余时间写诗。
■His sleeves flapped over spare burnt arms.
他的两只衣袖在他那晒黑的瘦胳膊上啪哒啪哒飘动。
■He spends his spare time visiting workers.
他空余时间都用来探望工人。
■He has nothing to do in his spare time.
他空闲时间无事可做。
■He could spare so considerable a sum.
他要割舍这么可观的一笔钱。
■He said his wife have the spare key, so he'd have to go home by taxi.
他说他的妻子带着备用钥匙,所以他要坐出租汽车回家。
■Perhaps he cannot spare any time except on sundy.
他,大概除了星期天,不会有空。
■As your agent we shall spare no effort to promote the sale of your slippers on our market.
作为你方代理我们将不遗余力地在我们的市场上推销你们的拖鞋。
■You shall not fiddle away your spare time .
你不该浪费你的业余时间。
■What do you usually do in your spare time?
你业余时间一般做什么?
■How do you spend your spare time?
你业余时间怎么打发?
■Would you spare us some chemical fertilizer?
你们能匀一些化肥给我们吗?
■You can borrow my keys,I have a spare set.
你可以借用我的钥匙,我还有一套。
■You can sleep in the spare bedroom.
你可以睡在那间空着的卧室。
■Please spare me (ie don't tell me) the gruesome details.
你可别给我讲那些可怕的细节。
■Try to spare her as much distress as possible when you tell her.
你告诉她的时候,尽量不要让她伤心。
■What do you like doing in your spare time?
你在闲暇时喜欢做什么?
go spare
1. 很恼火
Mum'd go spare if she knew.
妈妈要是知道了会很恼火的。
to spare
1. 剩余
We have just enough money to buy it, with 11 pence to spare.
我们刚好有足够的钱买它, 还剩下十一便士。
习惯用语...and to spare(=enough and to spare)1.■多余, 很多if one is spared1.■要是不死的话not spare oneself1.■不宽恕自已, 严格要求自已, 不疲塌spare oneself1.■怕吃苦; 偷懒; 不努力特殊用法mounted spares1.■安装备用件