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spare

B2 adj
gen /spiə/

spare /spɛɚ/ nghĩa là thừa, dư

Các nghĩa

  1. thừa, dư

    Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.

    I have no spare time.

    if that no spare cloths he had to give

  2. dự phòng

    Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.

    a spare anchor; a spare wheel or tyre

  3. rảnh rỗi, không dùng đến

    Not occupied or in current use.

    We could rent out the spare room.

  4. ít ỏi, khan hiếm

    Scant; not abundant or plentiful.

    a spare diet

  5. giản dị, không rườm rà

    Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.

    I’m naked to the bone, With nakedness my shield. Myself is what I wear: I keep the spirit spare.

  6. tằn tiện, dè sẻn

    Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.

    He was spare, […]but discreet of speech.

+ 2 nghĩa khác
  1. gầy gò, mảnh khảnh

    Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.

    O, give me the spare men, and spare me the great ones.

  2. điên tiết, bực tức

    Very angry; frustrated or distraught.

    uk · informal

    When he found out that someone had broken the window, he went spare.

    The poor girl is going spare, stuck in the house all day with the kids like that.

    “That'll drive him spare.”

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