sparse /spa: s; spars/ adj 1 thinly scattered: 稀少的： a ~ population. 稀少的人口。 2 not dense, thick or crowded: 稀落的; 稀疏的; 不濃密的： a ~ beard. 稀疏的醬須。 ~ adv. a ~ly furnished room, one with little furniture. 陳設(shè)簡祐而房間。 ~ness, sparsity /'spasati; 'sparsati/ n [U].