| 词组 | sparing |
| 释义 | sparing Sparing is generally followed by in or of when it is complemented by a prepositional phrase: • The English, for instance, are sparing in their use of it —David Abercrombie, English Language Teaching, October-December 1954 • ... again the music critics were sparing in their praise —Current Biography, February 1966 • He was lavish of encouragement, sparing of negation —Samuel Hopkins Adams, Incredible Era, 1939 • Miss Foley's foreword ... is notably sparing of generalizations —Milton Crane, Saturday Rev., 5 Sept. 1953 Occasionally, sparing is found with with: • Unfortunately, however, Ellison is too sparing with this gift of characterization —American Mercury, June 1952 |
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