forbear in critical remarks;spare sb in critical attacks; be sparing in one’s criticism of
❍ 那位文痞对人民喜爱的作家从不～。That literary prostitute never spared the writers whom the people loved in his critical attacks.
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请求书写时用词轻描淡写。spare sb. in making critical attacks, refrain from abusing sb. by writing, have some restraint when attacking others in writing