sparingly

英 ['speərɪŋli]

美 ['sperɪŋli]

adv.  很少; 细嚼慢咽地; 节俭地

TOEFLTEM8

BNC.18495 / COCA.17358

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 节约的;俭省的
  Someone who issparing withsomething uses it or gives it only in very small quantities.
  1. I've not been sparing with the garlic...
     我总是用很多大蒜。
  2. Her sparing use of make-up only seemed to enhance her classically beautiful features...
     一点淡妆反而增添了她五官的古典韵味。
  3. Only a sparing amount is needed.
     只需要很少的一点。

英英释义

adv

• to a meager degree or in a meager manner
  1. these voices are meagerly represented at the conference
  2. the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources
  Synonym:meagerlyslenderlymeagrely

双语例句

• Do not use the underscore, and use abbreviations sparingly, because abbreviations can cause confusion.
  不要使用下划线，不要过多使用缩写，因为缩写会引起混淆。
• So use global element declarations sparingly.
  因此使用全局元素声明必须谨慎。
• Flux should be applied to the tube and solder cup sparingly and in a fairly thin consistency.
  应该将焊剂节省地涂敷在管道和焊料杯口上，做到均匀、薄层、浓度一致。
• Bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes.
  在沙拉中放量很少的苦叶子；干花用在汤或汤药中。
• Planning permission is handed out sparingly.
  建筑许可证的发放是很谨慎的。
• Sweeten dishes sparingly with honey, or concentrated apple or pear juice.
  加一点蜂蜜或浓缩苹果汁或梨汁，让菜带点甜味。
• Of course, we do use e-mail, but relatively sparingly.
  我们当然使用电邮，但相对较少。
• This expensive spice was used only sparingly in cooking.
  这种价格不菲的调味品仅是用来烹调时节省地使用。
• It is sparingly soluble in water, less soluble in ethanol and cyclohexane, insoluble in fats and fat soluents.
  它少量溶于水，较小溶于乙醇和环已烷，不溶于脂肪和脂肪剂。
• Use blocking calls sparingly and only for initialization, especially when writing network services where performance matters.
  只在初始化时使用少量的阻塞调用，尤其是在编写注重性能的网络服务时。