英汉词典

spare 基本解释

• vt. 节约，吝惜；饶恕；分出，分让
• vi. 饶恕，宽恕；节约
• adj. 多余的；瘦的；少量的
• n. 剩余；备用零件

spare 词态变化

spare 中文词源

来自古英语 sparian,匀出，赦免，免于伤害，来自 Proto-Germanic*sparona,保存，节省，留出， 来自 PIE*sper,挣取，节省，使多产，来自 PIE*spe,繁盛，繁荣，词源同 speed,prosper.引申古 英语形容词 spaer,节省的，节俭的，及诸相关词义。

spare 英文词源

spare (adj.)

"kept in reserve, not used, provided or held for extra need," late 14c., from or from the same root as spare (v.). Old English had spær "sparing, frugal." Also compare Old Norse sparr "(to be) spared." In reference to time, from mid-15c.; sense of "lacking in substance; lean, gaunt; flimsy, thin; poor," is recorded from 1540s. Spare part is attested from 1888. Spare tire is from 1894 of bicycles; 1903 of automobiles; 1961 of waistlines.

spare (v.)

Old English sparian "to refrain from harming, be indulgent to, allow to go free; use sparingly," from the source of Old English spær "sparing, frugal," from Proto-Germanic *sparaz (cognates: Old Saxon sparon, Old Frisian sparia, Old Norse spara, Dutch sparen, Old High German sparon, German sparen "to spare"). Meaning "to dispense from one's own stock, give or yield up," is recorded from early 13c. Related: Spared; sparing.

spare (n.)

"extra thing or part," 1640s, from spare (adj.). The Middle English noun sense was "a sparing, mercy, leniency" (early 14c.). Bowling game sense of "an advantage gained by a knocking down of all pins in two bowls" is attested from 1843, American English.

spare 词组搭配

spare 英文释义

1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

3. a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

spare 双语例句

1. In her spare time she read books on cooking.

业余时间里她看一些烹饪方面的书籍。

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2. He spends his spare time visiting schools to warn pupils off drugs.

他用自己的业余时间访问学校，告诫小学生远离毒品。

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3. She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.

她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。

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4. 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。

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5. 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。

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spare 实用场景例句

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。

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

恐怕我手头没有多余的现金。

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Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else) ?

有多余的票吗？

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a spare key/tyre

备用钥匙 / 轮胎

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Take some spare clothes in case you get wet.

多带几件衣服，以备身上弄湿了好穿。

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He's studying music in his spare time .

他在空闲时间学音乐。

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I haven't had a spare moment this morning.

我一上午一会儿也没闲着。

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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。

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We can only spare one room for you.

我们只能给你腾出一个房间。

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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？

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You should spare a thought for (= think about) the person who cleans up after you.

你应该为随后打扫的人着想啊。

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Surely you can spare me a few minutes?

你应该能为我空出几分钟时间吧？

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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。

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Don't forget to take a few spare batteries...

别忘了带上几节备用电池。

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

他们没有多少闲钱。

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The spare bedroom is on the second floor...

闲置的卧室在三楼。

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You got here with ninety seconds to spare...

你到这里的时候还剩 90 秒钟时间。

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It's not as if he has money to spare...

他又不是有什么余钱。

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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。

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He's a very busy man, and it's good of him to spare the time to visit...

他是个大忙人，能抽出时间到访真是太好了。

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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。

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Not a man was spared...

无人得以幸免。

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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。

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Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms...

囚犯们不必忍受身穿囚服的侮辱。

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She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.

她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。

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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。

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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。

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Officials say they'll spare no expense to prevent another riot.

官员说他们会不惜一切地阻止再次发生暴乱。

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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。

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I do not think any of us spared a thought for the ordeal of her crew.

我不认为我们中间有任何一个人同情过这艘船的船员所遭受的磨难。

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