| 释义 |
sparseonly present in small amounts or numbers and often spread over a large area稀少的；稀疏的；零落的◆one characteristic of the islands is their sparse population.这些岛的一个特征是人口稀少。◆vegetation becomes sparse higher up the mountains.山上越高的地方植被越稀少。▸ sparsely adverb◆a sparsely populated area人口稀少的地区◆a sparsely furnished room陈设寥寥的房间sparse/spɑ:s ||; spɑrs/adj small in quantity or amount 稀少的；稀疏的: ◇a sparse crowd 一小群人◇he just had a few sparse hairs on his head. 他头上只有稀稀落落的几根头发。 ➔sparsely adv a sparsely populated area 人烟稀少的地区 ➔sparseness noun [u] sparsesee ⇨ few/not many 1 sparse /spɑrs; spɑːs/adjexisting only in small amounts, and often spread over a large area 稀疏的，稀落的，稀少的:◇sparse vegetation 稀疏的植被 |