Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3617
spare
备用品；多余的东西
spare (an extra thing)
- 1.
The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
宽恕的行为；节制；克制。
- 2.
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
机器或其他设备的备用部件
- 3.
Parsimony; frugal use.
吝啬；节俭使用。
- 4.
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
四轮车辆的备用轮胎和轮圈
- 5.
An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
衬裙或长袍上的开口；开衩。
- 6.
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
十瓶制保龄球中两球击倒全部十瓶的得分
- 7.
That which has not been used or expended.
未使用或未消耗的东西。
- 8.
A spare part.
备件。
- 9.
A superfluous or second-best person.
多余的人或次等的人。
- 10.
The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
在少于三次投球中击倒全部球瓶后获得再次投球的权利。若一次投球击倒全部球瓶则为双补中；两次投球为单补中。
- 11.
The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
在一局第二球中击倒所有剩余球瓶的动作；这使得下一球的击倒数可计入该局得分。
备用零件；备件；备用轮胎；（保龄球的）补中；二球全倒；多余的人；替补者；节制；节俭
In use
My car has a spare in the trunk, so I can change the tire if I get a flat.
The washing machine stopped working, and the repairman needed a spare for the motor.
Before our trip, we packed two spares for the bicycle wheels.
have a spare
常用于询问是否有额外物品。
Do you have a spare?
你有备用品吗？
need a spare
常指机器或车辆的备用零件。
I need a spare for my car.
我的车需要一个备件。
keep something as a spare
表示保留某物作为备用。
I always keep a spare set of keys.
Connections
Collocations
- have a spare
- 有一个备用的；有多余的
- Do you have a spare? I forgot my charger.你有没有备用的？我忘带充电器了。
- car spares
- 汽车备件；汽车零配件
- He works at a store that sells car spares.他在一家出售汽车零配件的商店工作。
- put on a spare
- 换上备用轮胎
- After the tire burst, she put on a spare.轮胎爆胎后，她换上了备用轮胎。
- get a spare
- 打出补中（保龄球）
- She got a spare in the last frame.她在最后一格打出了补中。
Idioms & figurative uses
- spare no effort
- 不遗余力，尽力而为Spare no effort to make your dream come true.要不遗余力地实现你的梦想。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 spare 时，想象后备箱里的 spare tire（备用轮胎）：它是多余备用的，留着应急。所以 spare 就是“备用的、多余的东西”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday conversation (borrowing/asking for a spare)、car maintenance and road trips (spare tire)、equipment/service spare parts 这里分析的是名词 spare 的常用义“备用品、备用零件/备用轮胎”。它既可用于日常口语（如“got a spare?”），也常见于汽车维修或备件库存等较正式场合，整体属于中性偏非正式。
Grammar Note
通常指备用零件或备胎
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with /spɛr/: care (/kɛr/), dare (/dɛr/), fair (/fɛr/), share (/ʃɛr/). Lookalikes that sound different: spar /spɑr/, spear /spɪr/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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