sparingly

spar·ing

S0605400 (spâr′ĭng)adj.1. Given to or marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources.2. Deficient or limited in quantity, fullness, or extent: sparing amounts of criticism.

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spar′ing·ly adv.spar′ing·ness n.Synonyms: sparing, frugal, thrifty, economical
These adjectives mean exercising or reflecting care in the use of resources, such as money. Sparing stresses restraint, as in expenditure: a quiet librarian who was sparing of words. Frugal implies self-denial and abstention from luxury: a frugal diet; a frugal monk. Thrifty suggests industry, care, and diligence in conserving means: grew up during the Depression and learned to be thrifty. Economical emphasizes prudence, skillful management, and the avoidance of waste: an economical shopper; an economical use of energy.

Thesaurus

Adv.

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sparingly - to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources"meagerly, meagrely, slenderly

Translations

保守地爱惜地节俭地

spare

(speə) verb1. to manage without. No-one can be spared from this office. 可有可無 用不着，省掉 2. to afford or set aside for a purpose. I can't spare the time for a holiday. 撥出，騰出 匀出，腾出 3. to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc. `Spare us!' they begged. 饒恕，赦免 饶恕，赦免，宽容 4. to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person). Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible. 不讓人難過，不帶給人麻煩 不使难过5. to avoid using, spending etc. He spared no expense in his desire to help us. 節省 节省6. to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc). I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother. 不打擾，省卻麻煩 不打扰 adjective1. extra; not actually being used. We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house. 多餘的 多余的2. (of time etc) free for leisure etc. What do you do in your spare time? 空閒的 空闲的 noun1. a spare part (for a car etc). They sell spares at that garage. 備件 备件2. an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies. 備胎 备用轮胎ˈsparing adjective careful or economical. 節約的 节约的ˈsparingly adverb 愛惜地，節儉地，保守地 爱惜地，节俭地，保守地 spare part a part for a machine etc, used to replace an identical part if it breaks etc. 備件 备件spare rib a rib of pork with only a small amount of meat left on it. 豬肋骨 排骨(and) to spare in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra. I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare. 剩餘，多餘 过剩，有余