| 释义 |
Adjective: sparing spehring- Avoiding waste
"a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"
- economical, frugal, scotch, stinting
Verb: spare spehr- Refrain from harming
- save - Save or relieve from an experience or action
"I'll spare you from having to apologize formally" - Give up what is not strictly needed
"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
- give up, part with, dispense with - Use frugally or carefully
See also: sparer, sparingly, thrifty Type of: exempt, expend, forbear, free, give, refrain, relieve, use Encyclopedia: Spare |