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美: [spɛr]
英: [speə]
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
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[ADJ] You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. 备用的
例：If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your main pair is broken or lost.如有可能留一副备用眼镜以防你常用的那副打碎或丢失。
例：He could have taken a spare key.他原本可以带上一把备用钥匙的。
[N-COUNT] Spare is also a noun. 备用品
例：Give me the boot key and I'll get the spare.给我行李箱钥匙，我去配一把备用。
[ADJ] You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use. 多余的
例：They don't have a lot of spare cash.他们并没有很多多余的现金。
例：The spare bedroom is on the second floor.闲置的卧室在2楼。
[[only to-inf]] If you have something such as time, money, or space to spare, you have some extra time, money, or space that you have not used or which you do not need. 剩下
例：You got here with ninety seconds to spare.你们到达这里时还剩有90秒钟。
[V-T] If you spare time or another resource for a particular purpose, you make it available for that purpose. 抽出
例：She said that she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting.她说她只能抽出35分钟给我们的会议。
[[usu passive]] If a person or a place is spared, they are not harmed, even though other people or places have been. 使幸免
例：We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared.我们失去了一切，但谢天谢地，我们保住了性命。
[V-T] If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it. 使免遭
例：I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject.我想使弗朗西丝免遭讨论这个话题的尴尬。
例：Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms.囚犯们被免于遭受身穿统一服装的侮辱。
[PHRASE] If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck. 为…着想
例：Spare a thought for the nation's shopkeepers – consumer sales slid again in May.为这个国家的店主们着想一下–消费品销售5月份又下滑了。