sparing
['spɛəriŋ]
adj.节约的, 不足的, 慎用
例句与用法:
I like to play badminton in my spare time.
我喜欢在闲暇时打羽毛球。
I like reading novels in my spare time.
我喜欢闲暇时读小说。
It was a horrible accident---I'll spare you the details.
这是一次令人毛骨悚然的事故,我就不告诉你细节了。
Can you spare me five minutes?
你能抽出五分钟和我谈谈吗?
词形变化:
副词: sparingly |
名词: sparingness |
a.[(+of)]
1. 节约的; 吝惜的; 节制的[(+in)]
He is sparing with words.
他话说得很少。
2. 贫乏的; 少量的
This map is sparing of information.
这地图内容贫乏。
sparingsparingD.J.:[ˈspɛəriŋ]K.K.:[ˈspɛrɪŋ]adj.1.■节约的, 吝啬的, 爱惜的
sparingsparing[ˈspɛəriŋ]adj.1.■节省的(of); 吝惜的; 爱惜的; 节制的2.■贫乏[少量]的3.■[古]慈悲的, 宽大的4.■谨慎的, 小心的deal out criticism with a sparing hand谨慎批评他人tax sparing (matching credit)税收饶让, 即与外国政府优惠税收减免额相对应的税收抵免He is very sparing with his money.他用钱很省。The professor was sparing in his praise.那位教授不轻易表扬人。He was quiet and sparing of speech.他很文静, 不多说话。
继承用法sparinglyadv.sparingnessn.
sparingadjective- moderate; economical
适度的;节俭的
physicians advised sparing use of the ointment.
医生建议药膏不要涂得太多。
派生sparinglyadverbsparingnessnoun
sparing
■He spent much of his spare time roaming about the streets.
他把大部分的闲暇时间用来逛街。
■What do you like doing in your spare time?
你在闲暇时喜欢做什么?
■I can spare you some, if you want, at cost.
你如果想要,我可按成本让给你一些。
■They want any money you can spare.
你有多少闲钱他们都要。
■She spends her spare time nursing her old mother.
她的业余时间都花在照顾她年老的母亲上。
■I can't spare him today we need everybody here.
我今天需要他--我们需要人人都到齐。
■We have enough fruit and to spare.
我们的水果充足有余。
■I spent all my spare time reading poetry.
我所有的业余时间都用在诗歌阅读上。
■It's difficult to get spare parts for old washing-machines.
旧洗衣机的配件已很难弄到。
■Spare blankets lay at the foot of each bed.
每张床的尾端放有备用毛毯。
习惯用语be sparing of1.■节约..., 爱惜be sparing of oneself1.■不卖力, 不肯吃苦, 懒惰