| 释义 |
spread eaglen., v. & adj.●n. 1 a representation of an eagle with legs and wings extended as an emblem 展翼鹰(用作象征物) 2 hist. a person secured with arms and legs spread out, esp. to be flogged [史义]伸开四肢被缚的人(尤指要被鞭打的人) ●v. tr. (spreadeagle; usu. as 通常作 spreadeagled adj.) 1 place (a person) with arms and legs spread out, esp. to be flogged 使(人)伸开四肢(尤指以便鞭打) 2 defeat utterly 彻底打败 ●adj. (spread-eagle) US [美] 1 bombastic 夸大的，言过其实的 2 spreadeagled 像展翼鹰似的；四肢伸开的 |