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单词 sparsely
释义
sparsely
adverb
uk
/ˈspɑːs.li/us
/ˈspɑːrs.li/
with only asmallnumberoramountofpeopleor things:
稀疏地；人烟稀少
sparselyfurnished/populated（房间）空落落地/人烟稀少
Theeventwas sparselyattended.这个活动的到场率很低。
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More examples
  • Wyoming is sparselypopulated.
  • Themeetingswereheldin adimlylitand sparselyfurnishedroom.
  • Theextremewesterntipof Cuba isfarmore sparselysettledthan thepartof Cuba around Havana.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Scarce, inadequate and not enough
  • be at a premiumidiom
  • be thin on the groundidiom
  • dearth
  • deficiency
  • deficient
  • gold dust
  • lacking
  • long onsomethingand short onsomethingidiom
  • lousy
  • meagre
  • measly
  • nearly
  • scarcity
  • scrubby
  • shortage
  • shortfall
  • shortness
  • shy
  • skinny
  • thin
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(Definition ofsparselyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsparsely

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Information can besparselyor coarsely distributed across populations of neurons depending upon the stimulation conditions.
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This requires natural enemies to eliminatesparselydistributed patches of prey, so that prey spatial distribution is very relevant to the success of biological control.
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It's easy to find stories of the ascent of this mountain, the descent of that river, or the traverse of somesparselypopulated region.
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They are classified according to various structural characteristics, including population size, degree of urbanization and production sector, ranging fromsparselypopulated municipalities to large cities.
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These forests aresparselypopulated and there are few roads.
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Consider first asparselypopulated subsistence society with limited access to markets.
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Vegetative reproduction in a favourable environment would produce a relatively dense local population of a species that issparselydistributed elsewhere.
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The contrasting scenario is one of asparselypopulated area that has excellent market access.
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Consequently, susceptible plants were scatteredsparselyamong resistant plants.
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The axons are thin,sparselybranched and have bouton-like swellings.
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Attempts to detect non-randomness by examination of cell counts alone, when those counts represent a meagre sample ofsparselydistributed individuals, can only prove frustrating.
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Next, if the database issparselypopulated, the user must adjust the query until a populated run is found.
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Isolated individual fibers,sparselyarborized, were also observed, although less frequently.
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Simple pores about the same size as the trilocular pores,sparselybut evenly distributed.
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The village wassparselypopulated at the time of the survey and settlement.
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