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

• Take as many as you need, but use them sparingly.
  需要多少就拿多少，但是用的时候不要浪费。
• Maltose is used sparingly as a mild sweetener for foods.
  麦芽糖可以作为食品中温和的甜味剂而少量使用。
• If I were you I would set out to play this game sparingly but efficiently.
  如果我是你，我会谨慎但有效地开始参与这场游戏。
• Youth is not like a new garment, which we can keep fresh and fair by wearing sparingly.
  青春不同于一件新及，少穿可以保持常新和常美。
• Pork and beef are used sparingly.
  但猪肉和牛肉食用不多。
• Furthermore, use your fonts consistently and sparingly.
  此外，一致地而且保守地使用你的字型。
• 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。
• Use the milk sparingly, there's not much left.
  少用些牛奶，剩下的不多了。
• Like all language tools, you should use it sparingly and only when appropriate.
  像所有的语言工具，你应该谨慎地使用它，只有在适当的时候。