The key when it comes to using puns is to use them very sparingly.

只有用得少，才能把双关用得妙。

They know how to use it sparingly.

他们也爱惜涓滴。

He told me pick good people and anecdotes and use them sparingly.

他告诉我精挑良人和趣闻，审慎适用。

You should only use them, very sparingly, when you're intentionally trying to be informal.

如果你有意想表现得很正式的话，那么就要少用它们。

I ordered a few boxes of Hagoromo and kept in my office and used it very sparingly.

我订了很多盒放在办公室，用的时候也非常非常节省。

I ordered three boxes of Hagoromo and kept it in my office and used it very sparingly.

我订购了三盒羽衣粉笔，保存在我的办公室里，并非常节省地用它。

Now as sparingly as possible is a great way to say not in excess.

“尽可能少地”是一个很好的表达“不过量”的方式。

Deliberate extinctions are irreversible and reduce humanity's options, so should be used sparingly.

刻意灭绝是不可逆转的，而且会减少人类的选择，因此应该谨慎使用。

It's a kind of nicotine-rich seaweed that the ocean supplies me, albeit sparingly. Do you still miss your Cubans, sir?

这是海里供给我的一种富有烟精的海藻，这种海藻的数量并不多。先生，您抽不到哈瓦那制的雪前烟不觉得遗憾吗？

Use it sparingly. It might be the last food you and your family get for some time.

算计着用。你全家还要靠它维持生活好一段时间。