sparing
- adj.慎用;吝惜的;俭省的
- v.抽出;放过;免去;饶恕;赦免;留出;使逃脱;拨出;匀出;省得
- spare的现在分词
派生词: sparingly adv.
adj
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- avoiding waste
- an economical meal
- an economical shopper
- a frugal farmer
- a frugal lunch
- a sparing father and a spending son
- sparing in their use of heat and light
- stinting in bestowing gifts
- thrifty because they remember the great Depression
- `scotch' is used only informally
- Synonym: economical frugal scotch stinting
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Woman : Thanks for sparing the time to help with my article .
谢谢你抽出时间帮我写这篇文章。
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Thank you for sparing the time . I know you have a busy itinerary .
谢谢你抽出时间来,我知道你的行程很紧。
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Could you spare one of your staff to help us out ?
你能不能从你手下抽一个人过来帮帮我们?
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Take some spare clothes in case you get wet .
多带几件衣服,以备身上弄湿了好穿。
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He 's studying music in his spare time .
他在空闲时间学音乐。
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Spare a thought for those without enough to eat this winter .
请关心一下今冬食不果腹的人。
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If you have any spare milk , could you give me a little ?
你要是有多余的牛奶,给我一些好吗?
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I 'm afraid I haven 't got any spare cash .
恐怕我手头没有多余的现金。
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How do you spend your spare time ?
你在业余时间干什么?
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We arrived at the airport with five minutes to spare .
我们赶到机场时还剩五分钟。
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I haven 't had a spare moment this morning .
我一上午一会儿也没闲着。
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Besides working as a doctor , he also writes novels in his spare time .
除了当医生之外,他在业余时间还写小说。
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We 've got a spare bedroom , if you 'd like to stay .
要是愿意你就住下,我们空着一间卧室。
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You can borrow my keys ─ I have a spare set .
你可以借用我的钥匙——我还有一套。
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I 'd love to have a break , but I can 't spare the time just now .
我是想休息一下,可眼下找不出时间。
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I let the spare room .
我把那间空房出租了。
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As it happens , I have a spare set of keys in my office .
碰巧我在办公室有一套备用钥匙。
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Surely you can spare me a few minutes ?
你应该能为我空出几分钟时间吧?
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You should spare a thought for the person who cleans up after you .
你应该为随后打扫的人着想啊。
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Are there any tickets going spare ?
有多余的票吗?
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Doctors now advise only sparing use of such creams .
现在大夫建议,这种乳霜要慎用。
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He was always sparing with his praise .
他从不轻易说赞扬话。
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Please spare me the gruesome details .
那些让人毛骨悚然的细节就请你不要讲了。
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Few people had spare cash for inessentials .
很少人有闲钱买那些可有可无的东西。
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It 's good of him to spare the time to visit at all
他能抽出时间过来看看真是不错。
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She said that she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting
她说她只能抽出35分钟时间参加我们的会议。
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In the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance .
这些机器将来会需要备件和维修保养。
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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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He now works in industry and writes on science in his spare time .
他现在在企业工作,业余时间写点科学文章。
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He could have taken a spare key
他本该带上一把备用钥匙的。