sparse
adj. 稀疏的; 稀少的
Something that is sparse is small in number or amount and spread out over an area.
Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation...
许多山坡都是石头地,植被稀疏。
He was a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair...
他50来岁,头发稀疏,身材矮胖。
1. not dense;
The television coverage of the event was rather sparse.
电视上对这件事报道得很少.
As we drove towards the desert, the vegetation became sparse.
我们驱车前往沙漠, 沿途的草木渐渐变得稀疏.
His pink scalp gleamed through his sparse hair.
他发红的头皮在稀疏的头发下泛微光.
Nongzhong loess hilly a brittleness ecology environment with a sparse vegetation cover and severe soil erosion.
陇中黄土丘陵区生态环境脆弱,历史时期人为活动强烈,导致生态环境退化与农牧交替频繁.
The guards occasionally improved their rather sparse rations by the addition of a little venison.
这些卫兵时而要弄点鹿肉来改善一下那低劣的伙食.