sprawl

[sprɔ:l]

vi. 躺卧, 扩张, 蔓延
vt. 使蔓延
n. 躺卧, 蔓延

vi.

1. 伸开四肢躺(或坐)[Q]

The tired boy sprawled on the grass.

累坏了的男孩摊开四肢躺在草地上。

2. 笨拙地爬行

3. (植物)蔓生, 蔓延

4. (都市等)无计划地扩展

vt.

1. 懒散地伸开(手、足)[O][H]

2. 使蔓生; 使不规则地延伸

n.[C][S1]

1. 伸开四肢的躺卧姿势

He is lying in a sprawl on the bed.

他伸开四肢躺在床上。

2. 蔓生; 散乱; 杂乱的扩展

词形变化

名词: sprawler | 动词过去式: sprawled | 动词过去分词: sprawled | 动词现在分词: sprawling | 动词第三人称单数: sprawls |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.伸展; 蔓延

spread  extend  expand  stretch out  fan out  

同义参见:

extension  loll  tumble  topple  couch  

英英释义

名词 sprawl:

an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

同义词：conurbation, urban sprawl

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

同义词：sprawling

动词 sprawl:

sit or lie with one's limbs spread out

go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

同义词：straggle

补充

sprawlsprawl英:[sprɔ:l] 美:[sprɔl]vi.1.伸开四肢坐[躺]2.蔓延; 杂乱无序地拓展n.1.(城市)杂乱无序拓展的地区2.随意扩展; 蔓延; 蔓延物

例句

1. Segal sprawled on the couch.希格尔伸开四肢在沙发上懒散地躺着。 2. 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。 3. They sprawled in lawn chairs, snoozing.他们四仰八叉地躺在草地躺椅上, 打着呼噜。 4. 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。 5. 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。 6. 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。 7. 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。 8. 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。 9. 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。 10. 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。 11. 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。 12. He stood at the gate of the theatre, with legs sprawled.他叉着双腿站在剧场门口。 13. He sprawled on the floor by a heavy blow.一记重拳将他打趴在地上。 14. She sprawled out of the door.她挣扎着爬出了门外。 15. The fire is sprawling in all directions.火势正在向四周蔓延。 16. There were weeds sprawling in the yard.院子里到处丛生着野草。 17. While I was talking with her, she sprawled her legs in the sofa.我与她闲谈时，她叉开腿懒散地躺在沙发上。 18. 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。 19. she lay sprawled on the bed.她伸展开四肢躺在床上。 20. 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。 21. [as adj. sprawling]the sprawling suburbs.无序延伸的郊区。 22. 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。 23. a sprawl of buildings.杂乱无章的建筑群。 24. the growth of urban sprawl.市区杂乱无序的扩展。 25. People lay sprawled out in the sun.人们伸开手脚躺着晒太阳。 26. The kids sprawled on the floor to watch TV.孩子们四仰八叉地躺在地板上看电视。 27. He sprawled (out) on the couch.他手脚摊开躺在长沙发上。 28. One punch sent him sprawling to the floor. [=caused him to fall to the floor in a violent and uncontrolled way]他被一拳打得四脚朝天。 29. She tripped and went sprawling into the table.她绊了一下，就四仰八叉地摔到桌子下面去了。 30. The city sprawls along the coastline.城市沿海岸线无计划地扩展。 31. The bushes were sprawling along the road.灌木丛沿公路向外蔓延。 32. He saw her sprawled across the bed.他看见她四仰八叉地躺在床上。 33. He was sprawled (out) in his chair.他手脚摊开坐在椅子上。 34. a sprawling city一个无计划延伸的城市 35. It was hard to follow the sprawling plot of the novel.这本小说的故事情节杂乱无章，让人很难弄清楚。 36. a sprawl of stores and restaurants一片散乱的商店和饭馆 37. efforts to stop/prevent sprawl防止城市无计划扩张的努力