sprawl
英 [sprɔːl]
美 [sprɔl]
- vi. 蔓延;伸开手足躺;无计划地扩展
- vt. 懒散地伸开;使蔓生
- n. 蔓生;伸开手足躺卧姿势
助记提示
spread 伸展 + crawl 爬行→伸展手脚地爬,卧着
2. perhaps the word influenced or related with spread and crawl.
3. -awl, -rawl 表示那种爬行、拖动、拖行、蔓延、延伸这类含义:crawl, drawl, sprawl, trawl, scrawl.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He would take two aspirin and sprawl out on his bed.
- 他会吃两片阿司匹林,然后摊开手脚躺在床上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》