sparse

1. ADJ Something that is sparse is small in number or amount and spread out over an area. 稀疏的

Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation. 許多山坡都是植被稀疏的巖石地。

He was a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair. 他是個50來嵗的矮胖男人，頭發稀疏。

2. sparselyADV 稀疏地

...the sparsely populated interior region, where there are few roads. …人口稀少、幾乎沒有公路的內陸地區。