sparse

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in Vietnamese Thưa thớt, mỏng manh

BrE /spɑːs/ AmE /spærs/

adjective en → vi

1 SCARCE [predicative] B1

Thưa thớt, mỏng manh

not dense or thick; having few things in it

  • be sparse

Collocations sparse population · sparse vegetation

  • The desert is very sparse.

    Đồng cát rất thưa thớt.

2 RARE [predicative] B1

Ít, hiếm hoi

occurring or appearing only occasionally; rare

  • be sparse

Collocations sparse comments · sparse references

  • The book has sparse references to the author's childhood.

    Cuốn sách có ít tham chiếu đến tuổi thơ của tác giả.

3 HAIR [predicative] B2

Mất tóc, hói

having very little hair; balding or thinning

  • be sparse

Collocations sparse hair · sparse beard

  • He has a very sparse beard.

    Anh ấy có bộ râu rất thưa.

4 TEXT [predicative] B2

Ngắn gọn, súc tích

having few words or details; brief and to the point

  • be sparse

Collocations sparse text · sparse description

  • The report was very sparse.

    Báo cáo rất ngắn gọn.