vt.

1. 分出，騰出（時間，人手）；分讓（多餘的東西）[（+for）][O1]
   Can you spare me a few minutes?

   你能為我挪出幾分鐘時間嗎？

2. （常用於否定句或疑問句）節約，省用；吝惜
   Spare the rod, spoil the child.

   不打不成器。

   He spared no expense in building a villa for himself.

   他不惜工本為自己造了一幢別墅。

3. 用不著；略去，省掉
4. 使免遭；免去；解除[O1]
   I want to spare him the trouble of seeing me off at the airport.

   我不想麻煩他去機場為我送行。

   spare someone's blushes

   使某人免於臉紅

5. 饒恕，赦免；不傷害[O1]
   They took his money but spared his life.

   他們拿走了他的錢但饒了他一命。

6. 剩下
   We got to the train station at noon with time to spare.

   我們中午就到了火車站，距開車還有一段時間。

vi.

1. 節約，儉省
2. 寬容，饒恕；不傷害

a.

1. 多餘的，剩下的；空閒的
   He has nothing to do in his spare time.

   他空閒時間無事可做。

2. 備用的
   Every car should carry a spare tire.

   每輛車子應帶一個備胎。

3. 節約的；少量的；貧乏的[（+of）]
   He is spare of speech.

   他很少說話。

4. 瘦的
   The farmer is tall and spare.

   那個農夫又高又瘦。

n.[C]

1. 備用品
2. 備用輪胎
   This tire is damaged. Do you have a spare?

   這個輪胎壞了，你有備胎嗎？

3. 【英】（機器等的）備用零件[P]
4. 【體】（保齡球）半倒；補中（於第二球把剩下的球瓶都擊倒）

adj.

1. additional to what is required for ordinary use.
   ▸not currently in use or occupied.
   ▸(of time) available for leisure.
2. with no excess fat; thin.
3. elegantly simple.

n.

1. an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out.
2. (in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with two balls.

v.

1. give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).
   ▸make free or available.
2. refrain from killing or harming.
   ▸refrain from inflicting (harm) on (someone):

   they have been spared the violence.
3. archaic be frugal.