| 单词 | sparse |
| 释义 | sparse (spɑːʳs ) Word forms: sparser , sparsest adjective Something that is sparse is small in number or amount and spread out over an area. Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation. He was a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair. Traffic was sparse on the highway. Synonyms: scattered, scarce, meagre, sporadic sparsely adverb [usually ADVERB -ed] ...the sparsely populated interior region, where there are few roads. Collocations: sparse population Inhabited by a sparse population for millennia, its people scrounged a living from the island's seabirds, often scaling sheer cliffs to catch their prey. Times, Sunday Times For much of the year, the sparse population - just 11,000 - exists in an icy twilight zone, with only seals and whales to talk to. Times, Sunday Times While conscientious opt-outs might appear attractive, the implementation of these, especially in areas of sparse population, would be seriously problematic. Times, Sunday Times Like the few other whistled languages that exist around the world, bird language developed in a region where steep terrain and sparse population hinder normal communication. Times, Sunday Times It describes an area of sparse population, wild landscape and a rudimentary road network. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 稀疏的 Japanese: まばらな |
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