spare

【发音】

美 /spɛr/ 英 /speə(r)/

【翻译】

1. adj.空闲的

   英释:not being used or not needed at the present time

【短语】

1. spare oneself : 偷懒

2. spare time : n. 消遣时间

3. spare part : 备件

4. spare no effort : 不遗余力；抽出；宽容；节省

5. spare no pains : 不遗余力，全力以赴

6. in his spare time : 在他闲暇的时候；在他业余时间里

7. spare change : 零钱

8. spare tire : 备用轮胎

9. spare capacity : 备用容量；闲置的生产能力

10. spare cash : 闲钱；余款

11. spare money : 余款

12. spare wheel : 备胎，备用轮胎

13. hot spare : 热后备；热备件

14. spare no expense : 不惜工本；不惜费用

15. go spare : [英国口语]十分恼火；很担心

16. spare parts list : 备件单，备用零件清单

17. spare tyre : 备用轮胎；肥膘

【例句】

1. Have you got any spare boxes?

   你有没有多余的盒子？

2. You could sleep in the spare bedroom.

   你可以睡那间空着的客房。

3. Do you have any spare cash?

   你手头有闲钱吗？

4. I’ll go and see if there are any spare seats.

   我去看看是否还有空余的座位。

5. 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。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...In his spare time...

2. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...And it is not just individuals: the web makes it easier for companies to rent out spare offices and idle machines...

3. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...but it won't even get them out of the spare bedroom at Mom and Dad's...

4. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...The results of a Harry’s pool showed that reading was the most popular spare time activity in the US...

5. (2010.6 • CET4 • • 写作题)...correct spelling is so important that both students and the teachers should spare no efforts to achieve correct spelling...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.节约，吝惜；饶恕；分出，分让

   economize on/save on/

2. vi.饶恕，宽恕；节约

   excuse from/economize on/

3. adj.多余的；瘦的；少量的

   thin/unnecessary/waste/redundant/superfluous/

4. n.剩余；备用零件

   surplus/residual/

【同根词】

1. adj

   sparing : 节约的；贫乏的；保守的

2. adv

   sparingly : 节俭地；保守地；爱惜地

   sparely : 节俭地；瘦瘦地；缺乏地

3. n

   sparing : 抽出；宽恕；免去；给予（spare的ing形式）

   spareness : 缺乏；瘦弱；贫乏

   sparer : 节省物质