1590s, formerly also spear-ribs, from spare (adj.), here indicating probably "absence of fat;" or perhaps from Middle Low German ribbesper "spare ribs," from sper "spit," and meaning originally "a spit thrust through pieces of rib-meat" [Klein]; if so, it is related to spar (n.1).
双语例句
1. In her spare time she read books on cooking.
业余时间里她看一些烹饪方面的书籍。
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2. He spends his spare time visiting schools to warn pupils off drugs.
他用自己的业余时间访问学校，告诫小学生远离毒品。
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3. She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.
她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。
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4. They've never had anything spare — they've always used it all.
他们从没有任何备用的东西——他们总是把什么都用得一干二净。
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5. In the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance.
