spread-eagle
美式
- stretch (someone) out with their arms and legs extended;perform a spread eagle.
- an emblematic representation of an eagle with its legs and wings extended.;a straight glide made with the feet in a line, with the heels touching, and the arms stretched out to either side.
- stretched out with one's arms and legs extended;loudly or aggressively patriotic about the US
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. stretch (someone) out with their arms and legs extended he lay spread-eagled in the road
- ▪ perform a spread eagle.
名詞
- 1. an emblematic representation of an eagle with its legs and wings extended.
- ▪ a straight glide made with the feet in a line, with the heels touching, and the arms stretched out to either side.
形容詞
- 1. stretched out with one's arms and legs extended prisoners are chained to their beds, spread-eagle, for days at a time
- 2. dated loudly or aggressively patriotic about the US spread-eagle oratory