| 词汇 | sparely |
| 释义 | sparely adverb literaryuk /ˈspeə.li/ us /ˈsper.li/ sparelyadverb (NOT DECORATED)in a plain way, without unnecessary details or decoration: Her books are so sparely written that the economy of her writing is often breathtaking. The apartment was furnished sparely but elegantly. The figures in his illustrations are beautifully but sparely drawn. The statements were made sparely and skilfully. By the end of this sparely told story, all that is left is a feeling of sadness. The background of the painting is sparely outlined, but the foreground contains more detail. Plain and ordinary as it comesidiom austere austerely austerity average Joe homespun homey humble humdrum middle-of-the-road something/nothing to shout aboutidiom spartan stale starkly starkness unostentatious unostentatiously unpainted unremarkable unremarkably sparelyadverb (THIN)in a way that is tall and thin: He was a tall, sparely built man with a bald head. The weightlifters were big fellows, while the runners were built more sparely. He had a pale complexion and like his friend he was thin and sparely built. Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people) be as thin as a rakephrase be skin and bone(s)idiom ectomorph ectomorphic emaciated emaciation gauntly hollow lithe raw-boned scrawny slender slight slimly slimness thinness ultra-thin wasted wirily wiry Related wordspare |
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