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Sparse Crowd Scattered Include Spɑːrs Adj.稀少的;稀疏的 People Game

Front sparse
Pron [spɑːrs]
Back 【sparse】
adj.稀少的;稀疏的
Not many people came to see the game; the sparse crowd was scattered thinly through the stadium.
很少人去看那场比赛;稀疏的观众零星地散布在看台上。
Vocab
sparsenot dense

Something that’s sparse is thin, not dense. If you’re looking for the perfect place to build a tree house, a sparse forest is probably not your best bet.

From the Latin sparsus, meaning “scattered,” we get the adjective sparse, which means “few and scattered.” Thinning hair is sparse, as is the population of an endangered species. Or a small and scattered crowd for an unpopular band. Synonyms include dispersed, infrequent, and scanty. Antonyms, on the other hand, include full, lush, and plentiful.

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