一日一词：spare的用法

★spare

① vt. 抽出（时间等），让给

e.g. Have you got five minutes to spare?

e.g. I cannot spare the time.==I have no time to spare.

② adj. 多余的，空闲的，剩下的，备用的

e.g. You can sleep in our spare bedroom.

e.g. Where can I get spare parts for this machine?

e.g. I have no spare time now.

e.g. ‘Have you any old clothes that you do not want?’ he asked.

=‘Have you any old clothes to spare?’ he asked.