Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3617
spare
饶恕；宽恕；放过
核心释义
to show mercy to someone; to refrain from harming or punishing them
- 1.
表示怜悯；宽恕。
To show mercy, to have mercy on.
- 2.
保留；保存。
To keep.
- 3.
因节俭而克制自己；不需要；免除；放弃；舍弃。
(to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
省出；匀出；让出；保留；留着；表示怜悯；宽恕。；保留；保存。；因节俭而克制自己；不需要；免除；放弃；舍弃。
用法In use
Could you spare a few minutes to help me with this box?
用法提示：spare 作动词，表示“匀出、抽出（时间）”。
I can't spare any money for a movie this week.
用法提示：spare 作动词，用于否定，表示“拿不出、匀不出”。
She spared one of her cookies for her little brother.
用法提示：spared 是 spare 的过去式，表示“让出、分给”。
spare sb sth
双宾语结构，表示省去或避免让某人经历某事。
Please spare me the gory details.
请别告诉我那些血淋淋的细节。
spare sb from sth
常用被动结构 be spared from sth。
The king spared him from execution.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- spare someone's life
- 饶某人一命
- The king decided to spare his enemy's life.国王决定饶恕敌人的性命。
- spare someone the trouble
- 免去某人的麻烦
- I'll do it myself to spare you the trouble.我自己来做，免得麻烦你。
- spare no expense
- 不惜代价
- They spared no expense to make the wedding perfect.他们不惜代价使婚礼完美。
- spare time
- 抽出时间
- Can you spare some time to help me?你能抽出一些时间帮我吗？
- spare a thought for
- 为…着想
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
spare 动词：节省（省下 spare money）和饶恕（饶 spare 人一命）。联想‘省吃俭用，饶人一命’。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于日常或正式语境，表示节省（如spare time）或饶恕（如spare someone's life）。
语法说明Grammar Note
作及物动词时常接双宾语，如 'spare someone something'；也可用于否定结构。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in 'are' (care, dare, fare, share, stare) rhyme with spare (vowel /ɛər/). Note: sparse shares the beginning 'spa' but has a different vowel (/ɑːrs/), so it does not rhyme.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.