Xem thêm: economical, frugal, scotch, stinting, spare part, fifth wheel, save, give up, part with, dispense with, trim, excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, free, bare(a), scanty, plain, bare, unembellished, unornamented
adj.
an economical meal
an economical shopper
a frugal farmer
a frugal lunch
a sparing father and a spending son
sparing in their use of heat and light
stinting in bestowing gifts
thrifty because they remember the great Depression
`scotch' is used only informally
n.
v.
I'll spare you from having to apologize formally
he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
adj.
the spare figure of a marathon runner
a body kept trim by exercise
trying to lose excess weight
found some extra change lying on the dresser
yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
skills made redundant by technological advance
sleeping in the spare room
supernumerary ornamentation
it was supererogatory of her to gloat
delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
surplus cheese distributed to the needy
a free hour between classes
spare time on my hands
a reserve supply of food
a spare tire
spare parts
a bare livelihood
a scanty harvest
a spare diet
a plain hair style
unembellished white walls
functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
