dense

adj.

1. 密集的；稠密的
   containing a lot of people, things, plants, etc. with little space between them
   1. a dense crowd/forest
      密集的人群；密林
   2. areas of dense population
      人口密集地区
2. 浓密的；浓重的
   difficult to see through
   1. dense fog/smoke/fumes
      浓雾 / 烟；浓烈的气体
3. 愚笨的；迟钝的；笨拙的
   stupid
   1. 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
   1. a dense piece of writing
      难懂的文章
5. 密度大的；密实的
   heavy in relation to its size
   1. Less dense substances move upwards to form a crust.
      密度小的物质向上浮动并形成一层皮。

1. ADJ-GRADED 稠密的;密集的
   Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.
   1. Where Bucharest now stands, there once was a large, dense forest...
      布加勒斯特的所在地过去曾是一大片茂密的森林。
   2. Its fur is short, dense and silky...
      它的毛又短又密，柔软光洁。
   3. They thrust their way through the dense crowd.
      他们挤过密集的人群。
2. ADJ-GRADED (雾、烟等)浓的，浓重的
   Dense fog or smoke is difficult to see through because it is very heavy and dark.
   1. A dense column of smoke rose several miles into the air.
      一股浓烟升到了几英里的高空。
3. ADJ-GRADED (物质)密度大的
   In science, a dense substance is very heavy in relation to its volume.
   1. ...a small dense star.
      密度很大的小恒星
4. ADJ-GRADED (文章、电影等因信息量大而)难懂的，费解的
   If you describe writing or a film as dense, you mean that it is difficult to understand because it contains a lot of information and ideas.
   1. His prose is vigorous and dense, occasionally to the point of obscurity.
      他的散文文笔有力、内容庞杂，有时几近晦涩。
5. ADJ-GRADED 愚蠢的;愚钝的;鲁钝的
   If you say that someone is dense, you mean that you think they are stupid and that they take a long time to understand simple things.
   1. He's not a bad man, just a bit dense.
      他人不坏，就是有点儿愚钝。

1. They walked through the dense Mozambican bush for thirty six hours
   他们花了36个小时穿过茂密的莫桑比克丛林。
2. The trees formed such a dense canopy that all beneath was a deep carpet of pine-needles.
   树冠浓密，覆盖着厚厚一层松针。
3. Dense smoke swirled and billowed, its rank fumes choking her
   滚滚浓烟盘旋翻腾，恶臭味呛得她喘不过气来。
4. A helicopter landed in a clearing in the dense jungle.
   一架直升机降落在茂密丛林中的一片空地上。
5. Where Bucharest now stands, there once was a large, dense forest
   布加勒斯特的所在地过去曾是一大片茂密的森林。
6. Its fur is short, dense and silky
   它的毛又短又密，柔软光洁。
7. They thrust their way through the dense crowd.
   他们挤过密集的人群。
8. A dense column of smoke rose several miles into the air.
   一股浓烟升到了几英里的高空。
9. His prose is vigorous and dense, occasionally to the point of obscurity.
   他的散文文笔有力、内容庞杂，有时几近晦涩。
10. He's not a bad man, just a bit dense.
    他人不坏，就是有点儿愚钝。
11. The house was set amid dense trees and surrounded by an electrified fence.
    那座房子坐落于茂密的树林中，四周布有带电围栏。
12. Parts of the forest are still dense and inaccessible.
    森林的一些部分仍然很茂密，人迹罕至。
13. This creature's fur is short, dense and silky.
    这种动物的毛又短又密、丝般柔滑。
14. The mountain area is covered entirely in dense jungle.
    山区完全掩映在茂密的丛林中。
15. Lobell drove on and on through the dense and blowing snow.
    洛贝尔冒着纷飞的大雪不停地往前开。
16. He had a dense, ponderous style.
    他的行文晦涩而生硬。
17. There was dense smoke pouring from all four engines
    4个发动机全都在冒浓烟。
18. Twenty million years ago, Idaho was populated by dense primordial forest.
    2,000万年前，爱达荷州到处都是茂密的原始森林。
19. Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. Rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest
    2,000万年前，爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反，那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿，有大片的原始森林。
20. This would lead one to expect a fat, dense and detailed autobiography. The reverse is true. The book is short and spare.
    这会让人以为是一本内容晦涩而详尽的大部头自传。但正好相反，这本书简短明了。
21. Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood.
    桦树从瓦砾中长出来，形成了一片茂密的新林。
22. Fronting water and with a hill at the back, this garden had a dense growth of evergreen trees and formed a “ retreat away from the world ”.
    这花园依山傍水，四面苍松翠柏，绿树成荫，仿佛是世外桃源。
23. The hills were enveloped in dense fog.
    浓雾包住了群山。
24. The dense forest screened the guerrillas 'movements.
    密林掩护了游击队员的行动。
25. It was difficult to get through the dense crowd.
    要从这样肩摩踵接的人群中穿过去可真难。
26. The steamer is enveloped in a dense fog.
    轮船被迷雾包围。
27. The park is packed with a dense crowd.
    公园里黑压压地挤满了人。
28. We entered a dense forest.
    我们进入一片浓密的森林。
29. The junctional complex appears as a dense bar dot near the juxtaluminal surface.
    连接复合体像一个致密的棒或致密的点，位于游离面附近。
30. A dense fog lay around.
    周围是一片茫茫大雾。

  heavy concentrated dense thick【导航词义：浓的】

  heavy adj. 浓密的；密集的

〔辨析〕指间隔小、十分紧凑的。

  concentrated adj. 浓缩的；集中的

〔辨析〕通常指某种液体、物质等被抽去水分的；也指全神贯注的，此时只作表语。

  dense adj. 浓密的，稠密的

〔辨析〕指雾、烟等浓的，也指人或物在某一空间内挨得很近的。

  thick adj. 浓的；浓密的；茂密的

〔辨析〕指液体因接近固体状态而流动慢的，也可用于形容烟、云、树木等，作“茂密的”解时可与 dense 换用。