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单词 sparingly
释义
sparingly
adverb
uk
/ˈspeə.rɪŋ.li/us
/ˈsper.ɪŋ.li/
insmallamounts, or withoutwastingany:
There wasn't enoughcoalduring thewar, so we had to use it sparingly.
Shecreatedanaturallook, using makeup sparingly.
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More examples
  • Cityofficialsurgedcustomersto useelectricitysparingly toavoidmorepowerfailures.
  • Somefamiliesusedsoapsparingly because ofcost.
  • Dieticiansrecommendeatingredmeatsparingly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Self-control and moderation
  • ahold
  • anti-pleasure
  • ascetically
  • asceticism
  • be in command (ofyourself)idiom
  • boundary
  • get a grip (onyourself)idiom
  • go easyidiom
  • go steady onsomethingidiom
  • grip
  • impervious
  • mind over matteridiom
  • puritanism
  • restrained
  • restraint
  • restrict
  • restrictyourselftosomething
  • temperance
  • undignified
  • willpower
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(Definition ofsparinglyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsparingly

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These should be usedsparinglyand should be spelled out in full on first use.
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The glissando was used quitesparinglyuntil recently.
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More than forty photographs and drawings are used, albeitsparingly, throughout the volume.
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But even in the rare instance, it is a mistake to indulge the talent exceptsparingly.
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Because of these reasons, inspection measures aresparinglyused in aggressive and agile corporations.
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Secondary materials are used verysparingly, mostly in the introduction, and there is no bibliography.
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Its use ofsparinglysuggests that it thinks but can be used at the beginning of a sentence once in a while.
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The sacred forest formation can be seensparinglywithin and outside the villages.
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This data subset must be usedsparingly, otherwise unreliable results may be generated due to an over-tuning of the system.
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The bulk of the paper derives from the former with the latter being used predominantly andsparinglyfor comparative purposes.
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But where dynamics are light there is less risk, if the technique is usedsparingly.
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Instead, he offers a more sophisticated balancing test that is designed to criminalize offense moresparingly.
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The houses have raised terraces, but they aresparinglyused and do not divide life from the ground.
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In any event, the evidence of the melodies, such as it is, will be usedsparinglyin the pages that follow.
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Two of the 16 farms in this study use pasturesparingly, but support and primarily utilize a confinement model.
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