sprawl
sprawl
verb
sprawlingly
adverb
语源
verb
- [no obj., with adverbial]sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way
不雅地伸开四肢坐着（或躺着、跌下）
the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement.
门猛地打开，他被扔了出来，四肢朝天倒在人行道上。
she lay sprawled on the bed.
她伸展开四肢躺在床上。
■spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way
混乱（或无条理）地大面积铺开
the town sprawled along several miles of cliff top.
城镇在山崖顶上不规则地延伸了好几英里。
[as adj. sprawling]the sprawling suburbs.
无序延伸的郊区。
- [usu. in sing.]an ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out
四肢伸开的姿势
she fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl.
她以一种夸张的四肢伸开的姿势舒展着身躯。
■a group or mass of something that has spread out in an untidy or irregular way
无序扩展，杂乱（或无规则）的扩展
a sprawl of buildings.
杂乱无章的建筑群。
■[mass noun]the expansion of an urban or industrial area into the adjoining countryside in a way perceived to be disorganized and unattractive
（市区或工业区向周边郊区的）无组织无计划扩展
the growth of urban sprawl.
市区杂乱无序的扩展。
sprawlingly
adverb
语源
- Old English spreawlian 'move the limbs convulsively'; related to Danish sprælle 'kick or splash about'. The noun dates from the early 18th cent
考试词汇表
