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单词 sprawl
释义 sprawl¹ /sprɔːl/ vi.
1.person +四肢张开懒散地躺着;伸开四肢不雅地坐着

Segal sprawled on the couch.希格尔伸开四肢在沙发上懒散地躺着。

She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving to cover herself up.他离开她后她就摊开手脚躺在床上一动不动, 甚至都懒得往身上盖点儿东西。

They sprawled in lawn chairs, snoozing.他们四仰八叉地躺在草地躺椅上, 打着呼噜。

2.(fall inelegantly)四肢伸开着倒下;四仰八叉地倒下
to send sb sprawling把某人打趴在地

He locked his knee against the man's inner thigh and sent him sprawling to the ground.他用膝盖抵住那个人的大腿内侧, 将他按趴在地上。

3.(cover a large area)city, town, campus +杂乱地延展;无计划地扩张

The State Recreation Area sprawls over 900 acres on the southern tip of Key Biscayne.州立休闲娱乐区在比斯坎岛南端胡乱扩张, 占地900 多英亩。

If we continue to sprawl across the land, we're in for a terrible future.如果继续无序地扩展地盘, 我们就会遇到大麻烦。

Boylan plays with language, letting the prose sprawl about before tightening it suddenly to great effect.博伊兰随心所欲地驾驭着语言, 先是任文章自由铺展, 然后猛地收住, 产生了绝佳的效果。

Phrasal Verbsprawl out
sprawl² /sprɔːl/ n.
1.(act)四肢伸开躺卧

I had a sprawl in one of the armchairs.我伸开四肢在其中一把扶手椅上躺了一会儿。

2.(arrangement)四肢伸开躺卧的姿势;杂乱无序的摆放

There was a stall with a sprawl of watermelons falling away from it.有一个摊位乱堆着西瓜, 摇摇欲坠。

3.(built-up area)(城市)杂乱无章扩展的地区

The whole urban sprawl of Ankara contains over 2.6m people.安卡拉整个肆意扩展的城区容纳了260 多万人口。

4.(process)(城市)无规则的延伸, 杂乱无章的扩展

In Oregon, planning has sought to control urban sprawl and protect farm and forest lands.俄勒冈州的规划力求限制城市肆意扩展, 保护农田和林地。

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