sprawl
- IPA[sprôl]
美式
- sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way；spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way
- an ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out；a group or mass of something that has spread out in an untidy or irregular way
verb: sprawl, 3rd person present: sprawls, gerund or present participle: sprawling, past tense: sprawled, past participle: sprawled
noun: sprawl, plural noun: sprawls
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement she lay sprawled on the bed 同義詞
- ▪ spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way the town sprawled along several miles of cliff top 同義詞
名詞
- 1. an ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out she fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl
- ▪ a group or mass of something that has spread out in an untidy or irregular way a sprawl of buildings
- ▪ the expansion of an urban or industrial area into the adjoining countryside in a way perceived to be disorganized and unattractive the growth of urban sprawl
