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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    spread-eagle

    美式

    • v.
      stretch (someone) out with their arms and legs extended；perform a spread eagle.
    • n.
      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.
    • adj.
      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