| 单词 | sparing |
| 释义 | sparing 1. a. < a sparing father and a spending son — John Clarke > b. < sparing in speech > < sparing prose > 2. < the map is sparing of information > 3. < carbohydrates are sparing agents of body proteins > < aureomycin may exert a sparing action on some vitamins > Synonyms: < the sparing use of words > < sparing in all matters of household expense > frugal suggests the absence of all luxury and implies simplicity and temperance < Roman life was a frugal thing, sparing in food, temperate in drink, modest in clothing, cleanly in habit — John Buchan > < was frugal and he did not, like many of the villagers, spend his money freely at gambling or on foods too delicate for them — Pearl Buck > thrifty implies a minimum wastefulness and often a maximum of saving, and usually suggests industry and frugality < a miserly man who hoards money out of avarice and a thrifty man who saves money out of prudence — William Empson > < a thrifty people — thrifty of property, of speech, of their emotions above all — H.S.Commager > economical, often interchangeable with thrifty when the sparing use of money or resources is involved, more distinctly emphasizes prudent management or use of things to their best advantage < an economical housewife > < economical methods of using building materials > < the economical use of words > |
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