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 |

详细释义:

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。