sprawl

/sprɒ:l/ uk　 词频 #9269

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sprawl 是什么意思

中文释义

vi. 伸开手足躺, 爬行, 蔓生, 蔓延

vt. 懒散地伸开, 使蔓生, 使不规则地伸展

n. 伸开手足躺卧姿势

英文释义

n. an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

v. sit or lie with one's limbs spread out

v. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

sprawl 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 sprawl 在自然语境里怎么用：

Hiking trails, waterfalls and dense forests offer a respite from the city's bustle and sprawl.

—— U.S.-Iran ceasefire nears its end. And, Fed chair nominee faces tough hearing

Of course, it is refreshing to see a revival of the sprawling, maximalist mode that Mann mastered.

—— A Wunderkind’s Best-Selling Nostalgia

Forty miles to the west, the industrial sprawl of Houston spawned a golden glow.

—— Colossal Biosciences said it cloned red wolves. Is it for real?

Their sprawl and unruliness, their capacity to be anything.

—— A DIY Literary Education: How Zines Taught Me To Be a Novelist

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