/speə(r) ||; spɛr/verb[T] 1 spare sth (for sb);spare (sb) sth to be able to give sth to sb 腾出；拨出: I suppose I can spare you a few minutes. 我想我能抽出几分钟见你。
2 spare sb (from) sth/doing sth to save sb from having an unpleasant experience 使避免（不愉快的经历）: You could spare yourself waiting if you book in advance. 如果你事先预约，就不必等候了。
3 spare no effort, expense, etc to do sth as well as possible without limiting the money, time, etc involved 不遗余力；不惜花费: No expense was spared at the wedding. 他们不惜花费办婚礼。He spared no effort in trying to find a job. 他不遗余力试图找一份工作。
4 spare sb/sth (from sth) to not hurt or damage sb/sth 不伤害或损坏
to spare more than is needed 多余；剩余:
There's no time to spare. We must leave straight away. 没有多余时间了，我们必须立即离开。