spare
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++spare1 /speə $ sper/ ●●○ adjective 1 EXTRA 备用的spare key/battery/clothes etc MORE/EXTRAa key etc that you keep in addition to the one you usually use, so that it is available if the one you usually use breaks, gets lost etc 备用钥匙/电池/衣服等 a spare key 一把备用钥匙 Bring a towel and some spare clothes. 带一条毛巾和一些备用的衣服。 a supply of spare batteries 一些备用电池 a spare tyre 一个备用轮胎2 not used/needed 不用的/不需要的REMAIN/BE LEFT [usually before noun] not being used or not needed at the present time 多余的，闲置的 Have you got any spare boxes? 你有没有多余的盒子？ You could sleep in the spare bedroom. 你可以睡那间空着的客房。 Do you have any spare cash? 你手头有闲钱吗？ I’ll go and see if there are any spare seats. 我去看看是否还有空余的座位。 A decline in beer sales had left the industry with spare capacity (=the ability to produce more than can be sold). 啤酒销售量的下降使该行业出现产能闲置。3 TIME 时间spare time/moment/hour etc time when you are not working 空闲时间 What do you do in your spare time? 你空闲时间干些什么？ Eric spent every spare moment he had in the library. 埃里克一有空就泡在图书 馆里。4 MONEY 钱spare change ENOUGHcoins of little value that you do not need and can give to other people 多余的零钱 There are beggars on every corner asking for spare change. 每个拐角都有乞丐在讨零钱。5 be going spare British English spokenAVAILABLE if something is going spare, it is available for you to have or use 可以拥有；可以使用 I’ll have some of that cake if it’s going spare. 如果那蛋糕没有人要，我就吃一点。6 go spare British English informalANGRYWORRIED to become very angry or worried 非常生气，气急败坏；非常担心 Dad would go spare if he found out. 爸爸要是知道的话会气坏的。7. plain 简朴的 a spare style of writing, painting etc is plain or basic and uses nothing unnecessary 〔写作、绘画等风格〕简朴的，不加渲染的8. thin 瘦的 literaryALTHIN PERSON someone who is spare is tall and thin 瘦削的，又高又瘦的
Examples from the Corpus
spare• a spare bass guitar line• We carried Ros upstairs and laid her on the spare bed.• We're using the spare bedroom as a storage space.• You can stay with us, we have a spare bedroom.• Are there any spare chairs we can borrow?• I put my spare change in a charity collection box.• I need 50 cents for the parking meter - do you have any spare change?• It seemed like every time I turned around, some bum was hitting me up for spare change.• In his spare hours, he played the flute and read a great deal of poetry.• Pauline keeps a spare key hanging in the closet upstairs.• I always leave a set of spare keys with my neighbor.• Elastogran will take over sales of spare parts and the service of all polyurethane processing machines and plants already supplied by Desma.• It was very evident that there were no supplies or spare parts available.• Ian MacDonald and he had stripped down the old wreck and searched junk yards for spare parts.• And I noticed that in the wardrobe was a spare pillow.• Some couples will start married life in a spare room at the home of one set of parents -- usually the bride's.• Every spare room became a coveted rental unit.• We've got a spare sleeping bag that you can borrow.• a precise, spare style of writing• We have two spare tickets for the game - do you want to come?• A lot of kids don't have enough to do in their spare time, and that's when they get into trouble.• In his spare time Gavin competes in various rallies.• Some of his best work, on glaciation and on Old Red Sandstone, was done in his spare time.• All cars have to carry a spare tyre by law.• the artist's spare use of colorspare capacity• Despite planned closures, the continuing decline in demand will continue to generate spare capacity.• One of the hospitals in Grampian had spare capacity in radiology and made a presentation to the fundholding group.• A final difference with the Marshall era is the lack of spare capacity in the developed world.• These non-critical elements can be either spread throughout the time-scale or tackled when spare capacity is available.• Foster Yeoman sees potential in selling spare capacity on its trains to other users.• Smaller companies that can't afford these luxuries can sometimes arrange to use spare capacity on the network of a nearby multinational.• In the meantime fundholding practices can use the spare capacity that exists.• Much also depends on how much spare capacity there actually is in manufacturing industry.spare2 ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 give 给予GIVE to make something such as time, money, or workers available for someone, especially when this is difficult for you to do 拨出，抽出，腾出〔时间、金钱或人手等〕 Sorry, I can’t spare the time. 对不起，我抽不出时间。 I’d like you to come over when you can spare a couple of hours. 我希望你在能空出几个钟头时过来一下。 Can you spare £5? 你能给我五英镑吗？spare somebody/something to do something We’re too busy to spare anyone to help you right now. 我们太忙了，现在腾不出人手来帮你。spare somebody ten minutes/an hour etc Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private (=used to ask someone if they have time to quickly talk to you)? 你能抽出一点时间私下和我谈几句吗？ It’s very kind of you to spare me so much of your time. 感谢你为我抽出那么多时间。2 money/time etc to spare REMAIN/BE LEFTif you have money, time etc to spare, you have some left in addition to what you have used or need 多出的钱/时间等3 spare somebody the trouble/difficulty/pain etc (of doing something) PREVENTto prevent someone from having to experience something difficult or unpleasant 免除某人（做某事）的麻烦/困难/痛苦等4 not damage or harm 不损坏或伤害SAVE/RESCUE to not damage or harm someone or something, even though other people or things are being damaged, killed, or destroyed 使免受〔损坏或伤亡〕，幸免5 spare a thought for somebody THINK ABOUTto think about another person who is in a worse situation than you are 想一想某人，为某人想想〔某人的处境比你要糟〕6 spare no expense/effort SPEND MONEYto spend as much money or do everything necessary to make something really good or successful 不惜工本/全力以赴7 spare somebody (the details) TELLto not tell someone all the details about something, because it is unpleasant or boring 不对某人详谈（细节）〔以免使人不快或厌烦〕8 spare somebody’s feelings EMBARRASSEDto avoid doing something that would upset someone 避免让某人难过9 spare a glance British English written to look quickly at someone or something 〔很快地〕看一眼10. spare somebody’s blushes EMBARRASSED British English to avoid doing something that would embarrass someone 避免使某人难为情→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
spare• Haynes then steered the tourists to an easy victory with more than 11 overs to spare.• They reached their goal with five overs to spare.• Luckily, the hostages' lives were spared.• If anyone can spare a couple of hours a week to help out, it would be much appreciated.• Dad, can you spare a fiver?• He had had a very hard time indeed to persuade the King, but he had spared no pains.• But he could spare no time, not knowing how long he might be allowed to talk to Jason.• And if not, yet I will not spare of what I have sworn touching Parfois.• Although we are spared the details, it resulted in all the barbed wire on the course being removed.• I'm afraid we can't spare the staff. Everybody's busy right now.• Certainly nothing was spared to make her happy - if money, and attention, and general spoiling could do that.• We don't have very much coffee, I'm afraid, but we can spare you a little.spare3 noun 1 [countable]MORE/EXTRA an additional thing, for example a key, that you keep so that it is available 备用品2. [countable]TTC a spare tyre 备用轮胎 →5 see picture at 见图 car3 spares [plural] British EnglishTTTE spare parts 〔车辆或机器的〕零件，备件Examples from the Corpus
spare• I brought two batteries just in case I needed a spare.• They are sold by many electrical retail outlets, and spares are easy to carry.• Build quality seemed good and there are now enough agents in this country to make servicing and spares less of a worry.• The reason is now obvious, a pair of robins had nested in the electrical spares rack.• Sanctions meant he could no longer import spares but the value of his existing stock had increased tenfold.• She noted, however, that spares for aircraft can be produced by companies other than the original manufacturer.• Within a minute, the spare was in place.Origin spare1 Old English spær spare2 Old English sparianin the a etc key addition you that Corpus to keep
spare
spare1 S2 /speə $ sper/ 
adjective
a spare key
Bring a towel and some spare clothes.
a supply of spare batteries
a spare tyre
2. NOT USED/NEEDED [usually before noun] not being used or not needed at the present time:
Have you got any spare boxes?
You could sleep in the spare bedroom.
Do you have any spare cash?
I’ll go and see if there are any spare seats.
A decline in beer sales had left the industry with spare capacity (=the ability to produce more than can be sold).
3. TIME spare time/moment/hour etc time when you are not working:
What do you do in your spare time?
Eric spent every spare moment he had in the library.
4. MONEY spare change coins of little value that you do not need and can give to other people:
There are beggars on every corner asking for spare change.
5. be going spare British English spoken if something is going spare, it is available for you to have or use:
I’ll have some of that cake if it’s going spare.
6. go spare British English informal to become very angry or worried:
Dad would go spare if he found out.
7. PLAIN a spare style of writing, painting etc is plain or basic and uses nothing unnecessary
8. THIN literary someone who is spare is tall and thin
spare2 S3 verb [transitive]
Sorry, I can’t spare the time.
I’d like you to come over when you can spare a couple of hours.
Can you spare £5?
spare somebody/something to do something
We’re too busy to spare anyone to help you right now.
spare somebody ten minutes/an hour etc
Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private (=used to ask someone if they have time to quickly talk to you)?
It’s very kind of you to spare me so much of your time.
2. money/time etc to spare if you have money, time etc to spare, you have some left in addition to what you have used or need:
Anyone who has time to spare and would like to help can contact Moira.
with something to spare
They got to the airport with seconds to spare.
They still have some money to spare.
3. spare somebody the trouble/difficulty/pain etc (of doing something) to prevent someone from having to experience something difficult or unpleasant:
I wanted to spare them the trouble of buying me a present.
Thankfully, she had been spared the ordeal of surgery.
4. NOT DAMAGE OR HARM to not damage or harm someone or something, even though other people or things are being damaged, killed, or destroyed:
I could not understand why I had been spared and they had not.
the soldier who had spared his life
spare somebody/something from something
Today we will hear whether the school is to be spared from closure.
5. spare a thought for somebody to think about another person who is in a worse situation than you are:
Spare a thought for Nick, who’s doing his exams right now.
6. spare no expense/effort to spend as much money or do everything necessary to make something really good or successful
spare no expense/effort to do something
No expense was spared in developing the necessary technology.
No effort will be spared to bring the people responsible to justice.
7. spare somebody (the details) to not tell someone all the details about something, because it is unpleasant or boring:
He spared us the details, saying only that he had been injured in the war.
‘They own three houses. One in the country, one in ...’ ‘Spare me.’
8. spare sb’s feelings to avoid doing something that would upset someone:
Just tell me the truth. Don’t worry about sparing my feelings.
9. spare a glance British English written to look quickly at someone or something
spare a glance at
Before leaving the old town, spare another glance at the tower.
spare somebody/something a glance
a bored waitress who scarcely spared them a glance
10. spare sb’s blushes British English to avoid doing something that would embarrass someone
spare3 noun
1. [countable] an additional thing, for example a key, that you keep so that it is available:
If you forget the key, Mrs Jones over the road has a spare.
The batteries are dead. Have you got any spares?
2. [countable] a spare tyre
3. spares [plural] British English spare parts
motor/car/aircraft etc spares
a shortage of aircraft spares
| I |
adjective Language: Old English
Origin: spær
1. EXTRA spare key/battery/clothes etc a key etc that you keep in addition to the one you usually use, so that it is available if the one you usually use breaks, gets lost etc:Origin: spær
2. NOT USED/NEEDED [usually before noun] not being used or not needed at the present time:
3. TIME spare time/moment/hour etc time when you are not working:
4. MONEY spare change coins of little value that you do not need and can give to other people:
5. be going spare British English spoken if something is going spare, it is available for you to have or use:
6. go spare British English informal to become very angry or worried:
7. PLAIN a spare style of writing, painting etc is plain or basic and uses nothing unnecessary
8. THIN literary someone who is spare is tall and thin
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verb [transitive] Language: Old English
Origin: sparian
1. GIVE to make something such as time, money, or workers available for someone, especially when this is difficult for you to do:Origin: sparian
spare somebody/something to do something
spare somebody ten minutes/an hour etc
2. money/time etc to spare if you have money, time etc to spare, you have some left in addition to what you have used or need:
with something to spare
3. spare somebody the trouble/difficulty/pain etc (of doing something) to prevent someone from having to experience something difficult or unpleasant:
4. NOT DAMAGE OR HARM to not damage or harm someone or something, even though other people or things are being damaged, killed, or destroyed:
spare somebody/something from something
5. spare a thought for somebody to think about another person who is in a worse situation than you are:
6. spare no expense/effort to spend as much money or do everything necessary to make something really good or successful
spare no expense/effort to do something
7. spare somebody (the details) to not tell someone all the details about something, because it is unpleasant or boring:
8. spare sb’s feelings to avoid doing something that would upset someone:
9. spare a glance British English written to look quickly at someone or something
spare a glance at
spare somebody/something a glance
10. spare sb’s blushes British English to avoid doing something that would embarrass someone
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noun1. [countable] an additional thing, for example a key, that you keep so that it is available:
2. [countable] a spare tyre
3. spares [plural] British English spare parts
motor/car/aircraft etc spares
especially