sparingly

英 ['speərɪŋli]

美 ['sperɪŋli]

adv.  很少; 细嚼慢咽地; 节俭地

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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

• Use the milk sparingly, there's not much left.
  少用些牛奶，剩下的不多了。
• 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。
• Of course, we do use e-mail, but relatively sparingly.
  我们当然使用电邮，但相对较少。
• 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。
• This paint is very expensive, so please use it sparingly.
  这种涂料很贵，请省着点用。
• You need to use them sparingly and wisely.
  你需要节省，明智的使用它们。
• So use global element declarations sparingly.
  因此使用全局元素声明必须谨慎。
• Pork and beef are used sparingly.
  但猪肉和牛肉食用不多。
• Simple bullets are best for separating your duties and skills; use bold and italics sparingly.
  简单的项目符号能最好地表明你的职责和技能，同时，有节制地使用粗体和斜体。