sprawl
verb/sprɔːl/
/sprɔːl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sprawl | /sprɔːl/ /sprɔːl/ |
| he / she / it sprawls | /sprɔːlz/ /sprɔːlz/ |
| past simple sprawled | /sprɔːld/ /sprɔːld/ |
| past participle sprawled | /sprɔːld/ /sprɔːld/ |
| -ing form sprawling | /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to sit, lie or fall with your arms and legs spread out in a relaxed or careless way
伸开四肢坐（或躺）；手脚伸开摔倒 - He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV.
他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。 - Something hit her and sent her sprawling to the ground.
不知什么东西击中了她，把她打趴在地上。 - I tripped and went sprawling.
我绊了一下，摔了个四脚朝天。
Extra Examples- She found him sprawled across the doorstep.
她发现他四肢摊开倒在门前的台阶上。 - She lay sprawled across the bed.
她四肢摊开躺在床上。 - She sprawled lazily in an armchair.
她四肢摊开懒散地坐在扶手椅里。 - She went sprawling across the boat.
她四脚朝天摔倒在船上。 - The blow sent him sprawling.
这一猛击把他打趴在地上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- lazily
- out
- across
- in
- on
- …
- find somebody sprawled across, on, etc. something
- go sprawling
- lie sprawled
- …
- He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to spread in an untidy way; to cover a large area
蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展 - The town sprawled along the side of the lake.
小镇顺着湖的边缘扩展。
- The town sprawled along the side of the lake.
Word OriginOld English spreawlian ‘move the limbs convulsively’; related to Danish sprælle ‘kick or splash about’. The noun dates from the early 18th cent.