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

• Use quinoa sparingly, and treat it like a starch by limiting to yourself to a half-cup serving size.
  尽量少使用藜麦，把它当做一种淀粉，每次限制自己只用半杯。
• Flux should be applied to the tube and solder cup sparingly and in a fairly thin consistency.
  应该将焊剂节省地涂敷在管道和焊料杯口上，做到均匀、薄层、浓度一致。
• Sweeten dishes sparingly with honey, or concentrated apple or pear juice.
  加一点蜂蜜或浓缩苹果汁或梨汁，让菜带点甜味。
• She reserves the use of 'why' for Root Cause Analysis – which she uses sparingly.
  她在“根本原因分析”的时候会保留使用这个“为什么”这个词语，但她也尽量少用。
• If I were you I would set out to play this game sparingly but efficiently.
  如果我是你，我会谨慎但有效地开始参与这场游戏。
• The vegetable was dressed sparingly with butter, salt, and pepper.
  蔬菜里面黄油、盐和胡椒加得很少。
• Simple bullets are best for separating your duties and skills; use bold and italics sparingly.
  简单的项目符号能最好地表明你的职责和技能，同时，有节制地使用粗体和斜体。
• 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。
• Actually, we use them sparingly.
  实际上，我们很有节制地使用他们。
• 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。