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sprawl

verb
/sprɔːl/
/sprɔːl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sprawl
/sprɔːl/
/sprɔːl/
he / she / it sprawls
/sprɔːlz/
/sprɔːlz/
past simple sprawled
/sprɔːld/
/sprɔːld/
past participle sprawled
/sprɔːld/
/sprɔːld/
-ing form sprawling
/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to sit, lie or fall with your arms and legs spread out in a relaxed or careless way伸开四肢坐(或躺)
    • He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV.他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
    • Something hit her and sent her sprawling to the ground.不知什么东西击中了她,把她打趴在地上。
    • I tripped and went sprawling.我绊了一下,摔了个四脚朝天。
    Extra Examples
    • She found him sprawled across the doorstep.她发现他四肢摊开倒在门前的台阶上。
    • She lay sprawled across the bed.她四肢摊开躺在床上。
    • She sprawled lazily in an armchair.她四肢摊开懒散地坐在扶手椅里。
    • She went sprawling across the boat.她四脚朝天摔倒在船上。
    • The blow sent him sprawling.这一猛击把他打趴在地上。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • lazily
    • out
    preposition
    • across
    • in
    • on
    phrases
    • find somebody sprawled across, on, etc. something
    • go sprawling
    • lie sprawled
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  2. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to spread in an untidy way; to cover a large area蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展
    • The town sprawled along the side of the lake.小镇顺着湖的边缘扩展。
  3. Word OriginOld English spreawlian ‘move the limbs convulsively’; related to Danish sprælle ‘kick or splash about’. The noun dates from the early 18th cent.

sprawl

noun
/sprɔːl/
/sprɔːl/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]
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  1. a large area covered with buildings that spreads from the city into the countryside in an ugly way(城市)杂乱无序拓展的地区
    • attempts to control the fast-growing urban sprawl为控制城市过快过乱的拓展所作的努力
    • a sprawl of buildings杂乱无章的建筑群。
    Word OriginOld English spreawlian ‘move the limbs convulsively’; related to Danish sprælle ‘kick or splash about’. The noun dates from the early 18th cent.

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