Someone who is sparing with something uses it or gives it only in very small quantities.
例句
I've not been sparing with the garlic...我總是用很多大蒜。Her sparing use of make-up only seemed to enhance her classically beautiful features...一點淡妝反而增添了她五官的古典韻味。
英漢詞典釋義
adv.
節儉地;愛惜地
This paint is very expensive, so please use it sparingly.這種塗料很貴， 請省著點用。
保守地;謹慎地
Apply the insecticide sparingly.慎用殺蟲劑。The lotion should be applied sparingly to the skin.這種洗液應均勻地涂在皮膚上。
英英詞典釋義
Adverb
1. 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"