spare
书籍:英汉辞典
更新时间:2018-09-12 06:58:50
出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1220页(503字)
【释义】:
vt.①饶恕,赦免,不伤害,使免…,使不遭遇:spare sb.’s life饶某人的命.spare a tree不砍树.His tongue spares nobody.他舌不饶人.We should not spare ourselves.我们应当严格要求自己.Sspare him the trouble.别麻烦他了.②舍弃,让给:I can’t spare time for it.我抽不出时间做这事.Can you spare me a copy?你能给我一册吗?③节省,节俭,吝惜:spare no efforts不遗余力.spare no pains不辞辛苦.
-a.①多余的,空闲的,备用的:a spare room空房间.spare time余暇.a spare wheel备用轮.②少量的,贫乏的:a spare meal便饭.③瘦的:a man of spare frame身体瘦削的人.
-n.①节省,节俭.②备用品,备件.