Wordiyosprawl
🇬🇧 UK/sprɔ:l/🇺🇸 US/sprɒ:l/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To sit or lie with limbs spread out loosely; to spread out in a disorderly or irregular way.
伸开四肢躺（或坐）；杂乱地蔓延扩展
n.
An ungainly posture with limbs spread out; disorderly, irregular expansion, especially of a city.
四肢伸展的姿势；（城市的）无序扩张
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsprawlother
=sprawl
Common Collocations
- 1.urban sprawl城市无序扩张
- 2.suburban sprawl郊区蔓延扩展
- 3.sprawl across横躺于……之上
- 4.sprawl out伸展开来；摊开
Example Sentences
- 1.
He came home exhausted and sprawled across the sofa without even taking off his shoes.
- 2.
The city has sprawled outward over the decades, swallowing up surrounding farmland.
- 3.
Tourists sprawled lazily on the beach, soaking up the afternoon sun.