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单词 densely
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Definition of densely in English:

densely

adverb ˈdɛnsliˈdɛnsli
  • 1In a closely compacted or crowded manner; thickly.

    a densely populated country
    densely packed layers
    the best way to keep weeds at bay is to plant densely
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fertilizer in irrigation runoff has caused the normally small cattail patches to spread densely over thousands of acres.
    • Tybee has been densely developed in single-family residences and condominium units.
    • Studies in Costa Rica showed that screwworm flies prefer thick, densely forested areas to open pastures.
    • The paintings feature window-like vistas of the ocean that relieve the densely decorated foregrounds.
    • Nutrients enrich the water and some groups of microscopic algae begin to grow densely, or "bloom."
    • Schuster's study of Albrecht Durer's Melencolia weighed in at 838 densely printed pages.
    • Moss and ivy grew densely between each block, so that one might be standing very close to a foundation, and yet not recognise it in the least.
    • The site of the house is spread across the crest and western slope of a high ridge densely covered in beech woods.
    • Today the concept of a pedestrian-friendly, densely built community of wood-frame cottages hardly seems avant-garde.
    • An antique television polished to a high gleam was covered densely with dust.
  • 2In a manner that is hard to understand because of its complexity.

    densely plotted historical fiction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Densely argued and beautifully written, this play reminds us that remaining human in the face of totalitarian oppression is a triumph that cannot be snatched away.
    • The motives of characters, which are part of James's expressive form, whether they become known or remain densely mysterious, are luminously present on the surface of the art.
    • Few shortcuts are taken with the material, leaving densely convoluted plots.
    • All three will require densely complicated policy solutions and deep shifts in economic thinking.
    • My rationale was, if you can enunciate densely rhymed verse, and understand the syntax, you can speak the language.
    • The language's highly flexible syntax and concise regular expression operators, make densely written PERL code indecipherable to the uninitiated.
    • The French consume densely intellectual tomes with the fervour that we read Jackie Collins.
    • They tried to discuss this directly with the church, sending densely argued letters to bishops and priests.
    • He's known for writing densely complex, virtually un-filmable screenplays.
    • Its 237 pages of text are as densely packed with insight and information as they are, sometimes, densely written.
  • 3informal In a stupid manner.

    staff can be surly should they decide a customer is behaving densely
    as submodifier he is densely ignorant and primitive
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She looked densely at you, she didn't even see me, and didn't ask us one question.
    • Your ability to group people and label them as column a or column b astounds me, you must be an amazing racist or densely daft.
    • The plot is paper-thin, the script is awful, and the acting densely wooden.
    • Kurtz is being densely literal-minded.
    • They give you an injection, it puts you into a densely dopey state for 5 minutes, then you wake up.
    • The horse is a densely stupid animal.
 
 

Definition of densely in US English:

densely

adverbˈdɛnsliˈdenslē
  • 1In a closely compacted or crowded manner; thickly.

    a densely populated country
    densely packed layers
    the best way to keep weeds at bay is to plant densely
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Moss and ivy grew densely between each block, so that one might be standing very close to a foundation, and yet not recognise it in the least.
    • An antique television polished to a high gleam was covered densely with dust.
    • The site of the house is spread across the crest and western slope of a high ridge densely covered in beech woods.
    • Tybee has been densely developed in single-family residences and condominium units.
    • Schuster's study of Albrecht Durer's Melencolia weighed in at 838 densely printed pages.
    • Studies in Costa Rica showed that screwworm flies prefer thick, densely forested areas to open pastures.
    • Nutrients enrich the water and some groups of microscopic algae begin to grow densely, or "bloom."
    • The paintings feature window-like vistas of the ocean that relieve the densely decorated foregrounds.
    • Fertilizer in irrigation runoff has caused the normally small cattail patches to spread densely over thousands of acres.
    • Today the concept of a pedestrian-friendly, densely built community of wood-frame cottages hardly seems avant-garde.
  • 2In a manner that is hard to understand because of its complexity.

    densely plotted historical fiction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The language's highly flexible syntax and concise regular expression operators, make densely written PERL code indecipherable to the uninitiated.
    • The French consume densely intellectual tomes with the fervour that we read Jackie Collins.
    • Densely argued and beautifully written, this play reminds us that remaining human in the face of totalitarian oppression is a triumph that cannot be snatched away.
    • My rationale was, if you can enunciate densely rhymed verse, and understand the syntax, you can speak the language.
    • They tried to discuss this directly with the church, sending densely argued letters to bishops and priests.
    • The motives of characters, which are part of James's expressive form, whether they become known or remain densely mysterious, are luminously present on the surface of the art.
    • All three will require densely complicated policy solutions and deep shifts in economic thinking.
    • Its 237 pages of text are as densely packed with insight and information as they are, sometimes, densely written.
    • Few shortcuts are taken with the material, leaving densely convoluted plots.
    • He's known for writing densely complex, virtually un-filmable screenplays.
  • 3informal In a stupid manner.

    staff can be surly should they decide a customer is behaving densely
    as submodifier he is densely ignorant and primitive
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Your ability to group people and label them as column a or column b astounds me, you must be an amazing racist or densely daft.
    • She looked densely at you, she didn't even see me, and didn't ask us one question.
    • The horse is a densely stupid animal.
    • Kurtz is being densely literal-minded.
    • The plot is paper-thin, the script is awful, and the acting densely wooden.
    • They give you an injection, it puts you into a densely dopey state for 5 minutes, then you wake up.
 
 
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