sparing

美 [ˈsperɪŋ]英 [ˈspeərɪŋ]
  • 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.

sparingsparing

adj.

慎用;俭省的;吝惜的
careful to use or give only a little of sth

Doctors now advise only sparing use of such creams.

现在大夫建议,这种乳霜要慎用。

He was always sparing with his praise.

他从不轻易说赞扬话。

sparing

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 节约的;俭省的
    Someone who is sparing with something uses it or gives it only in very small quantities.

    I've not been sparing with the garlic...

    我总是用很多大蒜。

  • Medication is used sparingly...

    用药很节省。

adj

1
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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  1. 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。

  2. 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。

  3. 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?

  4. Take some spare clothes in case you get wet .

    多带几件衣服,以备身上弄湿了好穿。

  5. He 's studying music in his spare time .

    他在空闲时间学音乐。

  6. Spare a thought for those without enough to eat this winter .

    请关心一下今冬食不果腹的人。

  7. 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?

  8. I 'm afraid I haven 't got any spare cash .

    恐怕我手头没有多余的现金。

  9. How do you spend your spare time ?

    你在业余时间干什么?

  10. We arrived at the airport with five minutes to spare .

    我们赶到机场时还剩五分钟。

  11. I haven 't had a spare moment this morning .

    我一上午一会儿也没闲着。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。

  14. You can borrow my keys ─ I have a spare set .

    你可以借用我的钥匙——我还有一套。

  15. 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。

  16. I let the spare room .

    我把那间空房出租了。

  17. 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。

  18. Surely you can spare me a few minutes ?

    你应该能为我空出几分钟时间吧?

  19. 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。

  20. Are there any tickets going spare ?

    有多余的票吗?

  21. Doctors now advise only sparing use of such creams .

    现在大夫建议,这种乳霜要慎用。

  22. He was always sparing with his praise .

    他从不轻易说赞扬话。

  23. Please spare me the gruesome details .

    那些让人毛骨悚然的细节就请你不要讲了。

  24. Few people had spare cash for inessentials .

    很少人有闲钱买那些可有可无的东西。

  25. 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。

  26. 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。

  27. 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。

  28. 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。

  29. 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。

  30. He could have taken a spare key

    他本该带上一把备用钥匙的。