1. | 密集的;稠密的containing a lot of people, things, plants, etc. with little space between them |
a dense crowd/forest 密集的人群;密林 | |
areas of dense population 人口密集地区 |
2. | 浓密的;浓重的difficult to see through |
dense fog/smoke/fumes 浓雾;浓烟;浓烈的气体 |
3. | (informal) 愚笨的;迟钝的;笨拙的stupid |
How can you be so dense? 你怎么会这么笨? |
4. | (信息量大得)难理解的,难懂的difficult to understand because it contains a lot of information |
a dense piece of writing 难懂的文章 |
5. | 密度大的;密实的heavy in relation to its size |
Less dense substances move upwards to form a crust. 密度小的物质向上浮动并形成一硬层。 |