sprawl是什么意思？

sprawl

英[sprɔ:l] 美[sprɔl]

• vi. 伸开四肢坐[躺]，蔓延，杂乱无序地拓展；
• n. （城市）杂乱无序拓展的地区，随意扩展，蔓延，蔓延物；

复数：sprawls;

第三人称单数：sprawls;

过去式：sprawled;

过去分词：sprawled;

现在分词：sprawling;

例句

• Once lovely countryside is absorbed by urban sprawl. 这个曾经风光秀丽的乡村在城市的无规划扩展中消失了。
• I found a refreshing absence of industrial sprawl. 我发现了一处全无杂乱工业区踪影的、令人心旷神怡的地方。
• Satisfied, sun-warmed, we sprawl in the grass and watch our kites cavort. 阳光和煦，我们心满意足地趴在草丛里，看风筝在天上欢跃。
• From the top, Athens'urban sprawl stretches out in every direction. 雅典城区从山顶向四面八方延伸.
• Corporate sprawl distracts managers, diverts resources and muddies valuations. 公司扩张吸引管理层, 转移资源和扰乱估价.
• 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，产生了绝好的效果。
• A few shanties sprawl in the weeds. 杂草丛中零零落落地歪着几所棚屋.
• They sprawl at ease across the sofa, arms draped over the back. 他们惬意地躺在沙发上，胳膊搭在后面。
• Recline & Sprawl is an amusingly named furniture shop in London. Recline&Sprawl是伦敦一家店名有趣的家具店。
• ...a sprawl of white, rumpled sheets... 一床皱巴巴的白色被单

同义词

• vi.
  sprawl的同义词之：伸展;蔓延
  out, spread, extend, stretch, fan, expand,
• sprawl的同义词之：其他释义
  extend, out, couch, tumble, topple, loll, fan, spread, stretch, extension, expand,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  (懒洋洋地)伸开四肢坐着(或躺着)
  If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way.
  例句
  She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving to cover herself up... 他离开她后她就摊手摊脚地躺在床上，甚至都懒得往身上盖点儿东西。 They sprawled in lawn chairs, snoozing... 他们手脚张开地躺在草地躺椅上，打着呼噜。
• VERB
  扩展;延伸
  If you say that a place sprawls, you mean that it covers a large area of land.
  例句
  The State Recreation Area sprawls over 900 acres on the southern tip of Key Biscayne... 州立休闲区在比斯坎岛南端，占地 900 多英亩。 If we continue to sprawl across the land, we're in for a terrible future... 如果继续扩展地盘的话，我们将来就会遇到大麻烦。
• N-UNCOUNT
  (城市的)杂乱无章地扩展的地区
  You can use sprawl to refer to an area where a city has grown outwards in an uncontrolled way.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  肆意扩展;杂乱无章地延伸
  If something sprawls, its structure is disorganized or it lacks direction.
  例句
  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，产生了绝好的效果。 He keeps forgetting the words and the song is a sprawling mess. 他老是忘词，歌被唱得乱七八糟。

英汉词典释义

• vi.
  伸开四肢坐〔躺〕
  I spent the evening sprawled on the sofa, watching TV. 我一整晚都摊在沙发上看电视。 She lay sprawled across the bed. 她手脚摊开趴在床上。 She sprawled untidily in an armchair. 她四肢摊开懒懒散散地靠坐在扶手椅里 。 They saw the corpse sprawled on the steps. 他们看到那具尸体四肢伸开躺在台阶上。
  蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展
  The village sprawled across the valley. 村庄在山谷延伸开来。 Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous. 市郊无规划地向外扩展以为新近富起来的人提供住房。
  四肢伸展坐着(或躺着)
  He came home and just sprawled out on the sofa. 他回到家就四肢舒展地倒在沙发上。
• n.
  (城市)杂乱无序拓展的地区
  I found a refreshing absence of industrial sprawl. 我发现了一处全无杂乱工业区踪影的、令人心旷神怡的地方。 Once lovely countryside is absorbed by urban sprawl. 这个曾经风光秀丽的乡村在城市的无规划扩展中消失了。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
• Verb
  1. sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
  2. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way;
  "Branches straggling out quite far"