sparsely

英 [spɑ:slɪ]

美 [ˈspɑrslɪ]

adv.  稀少; 稀疏地; 节省地

TOEFL

BNC.18460 / COCA.14377

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 稀少的;稀疏的
  Something that issparseis small in number or amount and spread out over an area.
  1. Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation...
     许多山坡都是石头地，植被稀疏。
  2. He was a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair...
     他50来岁，头发稀疏，身材矮胖。
  3. Traffic was sparse on the highway.
     公路上车流稀少。

英英释义

adv

• in a sparse manner
  1. sparsely inhabited

双语例句

• It was sparsely wooded and desolate.
  这里树木稀少，荒无人烟。
• This frightening family lived in a big, sparsely furnished wood house.
  这可怕的一家住在一间宽敞的的木屋里，家具很少。
• The light, fertile soil of this sparsely populated land.
  这一带地广人稀的轻质沃土。
• Men loyal to him control only a few towns across the sparsely populated country.
  忠于卡扎菲的部下只控制了这个人口分散国家的少量城市。
• The Sahara desert is a district sparsely inhabited.
  撒哈拉沙漠是个人烟稀少的地区。
• We took tea by lamplight in his sparsely furnished house
  在他那所少有陈设的房子里，我们坐在灯下喝着茶。
• Walking in the wide road, sparsely passers-by are all rushing forward for their own lives.
  走在宽阔的道路上，稀稀落落的路人都在都在为自己的生活奔波着。
• Still more telling was the contrast between schools and offices when lessons and meetings went ahead sparsely attended.
  但更能说明问题的是，在尽管参加人数寥寥，但课程和会议仍如期进行的情况下，学校与办公室之间的反差。
• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.
  河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• He considered a sparsely populated region most suitable, but such regions were few in crowded China.
  他认为人烟稀少的地方最合适，可是这样的地方在人口稠密的中国是不容易找到的。