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Aug 15, 2010 · Senior Member. NW England. UK English. Aug 15, 2010. #2. jia11 said: I have something to consult a Professor. In a email I want to ask if he can have a talk with me. Can I just say "Could you please spare some time to talk with me?".
Mar 13, 2017 · Mar 13, 2017. #3. Retired-teacher said: That is good. There is only one improvement that I can suggest. You have interpreted "ill spare" as "loses what it can use". I would change this to "what it needs to use" or "what it cannot easily do without". Got it. Thanks a lot.
Aug 20, 2007 · Los Angeles. English, U.S. Aug 20, 2007. #4. I agree. "Do you have any spare change?" is something a friend might ask you when you're both in line to pay for something, with the idea that he will pay you back. "Can you spare some change" is a way of asking for a gift of change. B.
Oct 7, 2021 · English - England. Oct 7, 2021. #3. Yes, or 'Can you spare a minute?', or 'Can I have a minute of your time?'. These are all pretty common, but don't use them if you really expect or want more than a few minutes of the person's time.
Oct 22, 2009 · Oct 22, 2009. #1. Hello. I recieved an email from a client and I'm not sur of what he means: "The necessary spares for two years operation shall be quoted along with the equipment". I undrestand each words but the overall meaning of the sentense isn't that clear to me.
Sep 12, 2016 · British English. Oct 12, 2021. #12. I would say that the response cannot have 'spare' in it. To include the spare would suggest that whilst you don't have spare change, you do have change. In this scenario you would want to make it clear that you have no money at all otherwise there might be an undertone of rudeness.
Dec 23, 2016 · Massachusetts, U.S. English - U.S. Dec 23, 2016. #3. If I have one pen, and I expect to need it from time to time, it is not a spare pen. I would have a spare pen only if I have two or more, or if I know I won't need to write anything until tomorrow. I might be willing to let you use my pen, even if it's not a spare pen, if I don't need it ...
Sep 12, 2011 · Senior Member. Bengali. Jun 7, 2020. #4. Tazzler said: In grubble's first example, "free time" and "spare time" are the same for me. In his second example, "free time" would normally be used, but that's because it's [free] [time] rather than [free time]; that is, "free" is an independent adjective and not part of the set collocation "free time."
举报. 更多回答（2）. spare 和 to spare 的区别spare [spɛə] vt. 节省, 节约, 舍不得, 吝惜 She never spares the butter when baking. 她煎饼时从不吝惜黄油。. 抽出, 让给, 分出, 匀出, 腾出 Could you spare some tim.
Jul 26, 2023 · 这个短语没有被正确地用于表达任何特定的含义。. 区别在于 "in the spare time" 是一个正确且常用的短语，表示在闲暇时间进行活动。. 而 "one the spare time" 则是一个错误的短语，没有明确的含义或用法。. 请使用正确的表达方式 "in the spare time" 来描述在空闲时间所 ...
