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

• Currants used to be cheap fruit, but cooks use them sparingly at current prices.
  葡萄干曾经是便宜的水果，但是由于当前的价格，厨师们少量地使用它们。
• 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。
• Bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes.
  在沙拉中放量很少的苦叶子；干花用在汤或汤药中。
• General Rule of Thumb: Use emoticons and chat acronyms sparingly.
  一般的使用经验：要谨慎地使用电子情感符号和聊天缩写词。
• 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。
• Make promises sparingly, and keep them faithfully, no matter what it costs.
  少作承诺，并保证它们的信誉。一旦作出承诺，无论付出多大代价都要履行。
• 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。
• Use blocking calls sparingly and only for initialization, especially when writing network services where performance matters.
  只在初始化时使用少量的阻塞调用，尤其是在编写注重性能的网络服务时。
• The vegetable was dressed sparingly with butter, salt, and pepper.
  蔬菜里面黄油、盐和胡椒加得很少。
• Actually, we use them sparingly.
  实际上，我们很有节制地使用他们。