spare是什么意思_spare怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

more than is needed, desired, or required;"trying to lose excess weight"
"found some extra change lying on the dresser"
"yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"
"skills made redundant by technological advance"
"sleeping in the spare room"
"supernumerary ornamentation"
"it was supererogatory of her to gloat"
"delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"
"extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"
"surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

not taken up by scheduled activities;"a free hour between classes"
"spare time on my hands"

kept in reserve especially for emergency use;"a reserve supply of food"
"a spare tire"
"spare parts"

lacking in amplitude or quantity;"a bare livelihood"
"a scanty harvest"
"a spare diet"

lacking embellishment or ornamentation;"a plain hair style"
"unembellished white walls"
"functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"

Verb:

refrain from harming

save or relieve from an experience or action;"I"ll spare you from having to apologize formally"

give up what is not strictly needed;"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

use frugally or carefully

中英词源

spare 节省，匀出，留出，赦免，节省的，备用的，空闲的，闲置的

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 (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.

词态变化

第三人称单数 spares;
过去式 spared;
过去分词 spared;
现在分词 sparing;

权威造句

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

近反义词

reserve

save

set apart

set aside

forgive

show

adj.

economical

emergency

extra

free

lank

lean

slight

slim

unused

unwanted

相似短语

to spare 多余的,备用的

spare part n. 备件

spare ribs n.排骨,肋排

spare rib 排骨；排骨肉

spare capacity 备用容量，闲置生产能力

spare piece 备品

spare spindle 备用轴

spare tube 备用电子管

not spare oneself 不宽恕自已, 严格要求自已, 不疲塌

spare line 【计】备用线, 备用电路

单词分析

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记忆方法

1. sp- + are => spare.
2. 专家们都是很节省的、节约的。=> 他们一天到晚搞研究，哪儿有什么时间花钱啊，所以他们往往都会有不少多余的、空闲的钱。

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