- 宽恕;赦免;饶过, 使不受…的伤害:
to spare one's enemy
宽恕了仇人
She never spares any other's feelings.
她从不伤害别人的感情。
- 宽厚地对待;体谅:
His harsh criticism spared no one.
他的严厉批评伤害了大众。
- 使免于(紧张、不安等);解除:
to spare him the bother
不要去打扰他
Your joke spared her needless embarrassment.
你的笑话解除了她不必要的焦虑。
- 抑制,避免,省去:
Spare us the gory details.
别讲那些血淋淋的可怕细节了。
to spare other's help
无需他人帮忙
- 不用:
This kind of cars spares the gear lever.
这类汽车不用变速杆。
- 留出,抽出:
Spare a plot of land for vegetables.
留出一小块地种菜吧。
- (尤指不会造成不便或损失地)供给;给予:
Can you spare me 500 dollars?
你能借给我 500 块钱吗?
Would you please spare me a cup of wine?
请给我一杯酒,行吗?
- 节约,节俭;吝惜[常用于否定句]:
A walnut sundae,and don't spare the whipped cream.
做胡桃圣代冰淇淋,就甭想少用掼奶渍。
- 剩下,余下:
to have a coin to spare
几乎一文不剩
- 放弃,摒弃