with obj.
1- thrust or spread (things, especially limbs or fingers) out and apart伸出, 张开(四肢、手指等):
her hands were splayed across his broad shoulders
她张开双手搭在他宽阔的肩膀上
he stood with his legs and arms splayed out.
他四肢叉开站着。
1.1
- no obj.(especially of limbs or fingers) be thrust or spread out and apart(尤指四肢, 手指)伸出; 被张开:
his legs splayed out in front of him.
他的双腿在身前张开。
1.2
- no obj.(of a thing) diverge in shape or position; become wider or more separated(物的形状或位置)朝…方向伸展; 变宽; 分开:
the river splayed out, deepening to become an estuary.
河流伸展、变宽并加深, 最后形成了一个河口。
1.3
- usu. as adj. splayed construct (a window, doorway, or aperture) so that it diverges or is wider at one side of the wall than the other建造(窗、门、洞等)使一边洞口大于另一边:
the walls are pierced by splayed window openings.
墙上开了几个里窄外宽的窗洞。
1
- a widening or outward tapering of something, in particular拓宽型; 向外张开型, 八字形展开, 尤指:
1.1
- a tapered widening of a road at an intersection to increase visibility交叉路口道路路面拓宽(有利于扩大可见范围)。
1.2
- a splayed window aperture or other opening一边大于另一边的窗洞(或其他开口)。
2
- a surface making an oblique angle with another, such as the splayed side of a window or embrasure八字面, 斜削面。
2.1
- mass noun the degree of bevel or slant of a surface平面的倾斜度。
usu. in combination
- turned outward or widened向外张开的:
the girls were sitting splay-legged.
女孩子们两腿叉开坐着。
词源
Middle English (in the sense 'unfold to view, display'): shortening of the verb DISPLAY.