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单词 spare rib
释义

spare1 /spār/

transitive verb
  1. To do without, part with voluntarily
  2. To afford
  3. To allow oneself, concede to oneself (archaic)
  4. To abstain from using
  5. To refrain from hurting, injuring, punishing, killing or ending
  6. To treat mercifully
  7. To relieve or save from
  8. To avoid
  9. To avoid incurring
  10. To use frugally (archaic)
  11. To save, hoard (obsolete)
intransitive verb (archaic or rare)
  1. To be frugal
  2. To refrain
  3. To be merciful
adjective
  1. Not in actual use
  2. Not required
  3. Kept or available for others or for such purposes as may occur
  4. Lean
  5. Frugal, scanty, meagre
  6. Sparing
adverb

Sparely

noun
  1. A spare part, thing or person
  2. A duplicate kept or carried for emergencies, etc
  3. (in skittles or tenpin bowling) overturning all the pins with the first two balls, ie with a ball to spare (a double spare with first ball only)
  4. The score for so doing
ORIGIN: OE sparian to spare, spær sparing; Ger sparen

spareˈless adjective

Unmerciful

spareˈly adverb

spareˈness noun

spārˈer noun

spārˈing adjective

Tending or wanting to make savings, frugal, economical

spārˈingly adverb

spārˈingness noun

spare part noun

A part for a machine ready to replace an identical part if it becomes faulty (spare-part surgery surgery involving the replacement of organs, by transplants or artificial devices)

spare rib noun

A piece of pork consisting of ribs with a little meat adhering to them

spare room noun

A bedroom that is not normally used, available for visitors

spare time noun

Leisure time

spareˈ-time adjective

spare tyre noun

  1. An extra tyre for a motor vehicle, carried in case of a puncture
  2. A roll of fat around the midriff (informal)

go spare (slang)

To become furious or frenzied

to spare

Over and above what is required

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