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发音：[sper]
例句：
- When something is described as spare, it means there is something extra or additional available that can be used when necessary, but it’s not currently in use or needed at the moment.
- When we use the word spare as a verb, it means to save, keep, or not use something or to avoid causing harm or trouble to someone.
- In the Odyssey, when a priest and a poet kneel before Odysseus, begging him not to harm them, the hero thoughtlessly kills the priest but chooses to spare the poet.
- He developed a deep fascination for history, government, religion, politics, and current events, and during the span of thirty-three years between his first and second visit to Reykjavik, he dedicated a significant portion of his spare time to immersing himself in reading and expanding his knowledge.
- Reports indicate that Disney is initiating a new round of layoffs, affecting approximately 2,500 workers, but it is expected that employees working at Disney theme parks will be spared from these job losses.
- According to Justin Dubon, a spokesperson for Airbus, the company carefully monitors the genuine parts and documentation it provides to customers, and it exercises caution and thorough investigation when assessing requests for spare parts from all parties involved.
- The Space Telescope Science Institute in Maryland, which oversees the observatory, has received numerous requests from other astronomers seeking additional allocated time on the telescope as a spare option.
- In addition to unveiling a redesigned MacBook Air equipped with Apple’s latest M2 processor, the company also introduced a laptop charger that comes with an unexpected bonus: spare USB-C ports for added convenience.
解释：
- Spare这个单词做形容词与动词使用，其表示“kept especially for emergency use”这一含义，即“闲置的/备用的/空闲的”，与extra/superfluous/surplus这些单词构成近义词。
- 除了做形容词使用外，spare这个单词也可以做动词使用，其表示“to save or keep something, to avoid causing harm or trouble to someone”这一含义，即”省去/免去（麻烦、困难等）/不伤害（某人）/不损坏（某物）”，与save/ conserve/ relieve/refrain这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Microsoft has expressed its intention to make spare parts available for purchase through authorized service providers, granting IT administrators the convenience of replacing components directly on site rather than having to ship devices to external repair centers.（微软已表示打算通过授权服务商提供备件购买业务，从而使IT管理员能够方便地直接在现场更换组件，而不必将设备运送到外部维修中心。）
–Technology - Doctors held the belief that providing treatment at an earlier stage would result in more effective medical transitions and aimed to spare patients from the challenge of witnessing their peers undergoing physical changes while their own bodies remained unaffected.（医生们认为，在早期阶段提供治疗将导致更有效的医疗过渡，并旨在使患者免于目睹同龄人在自己的身体不受影响的情况下经历身体变化的挑战。）
–Science - The Small Business Administration spared millions of these firms from financial ruin but also led to costly errors, including overlooking signs of rampant identity theft and other potential crimes.（小企业管理局使数百万这些公司免于财务破产，但也导致了代价高昂的错误，包括忽视猖獗的身份盗窃和其他潜在犯罪的迹象。）
–Business - In a newly-formed Facebook group with a large influx of members, individuals shared updates and pictures, extended offers to conduct safety checks, and generously offered their spare bedrooms to those who required shelter.（在一个新成立且有大量成员涌入的脸书群组中，个人分享状态更新和图片，提供进行安全检查提议，并慷慨地将他们的闲置卧室提供给那些需要庇护的人。）
–News - The strategic release of the latest season of “Stranger Things” this year spared Netflix from experiencing a more significant decrease in its subscriber base.（今年最新一季《怪奇物语》的战略发布使网飞免于其用户订阅量的进一步显着下降。）
–Arts
