音标:[sprɒ:l] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
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
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
词型变化:过去式 : sprawled ; 过去分词 : sprawled ; 现在分词 : sprawling ; 第三人称单数 : sprawls ; 名词复数形式 : sprawls
考试类型:[托福/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
动词60%
名词40%

sprawl的用法和样例:

例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. Corporate sprawl distracts managers, diverts resources and muddies valuations.公司扩张吸引管理层,转移资源和扰乱估价。
  2. By designing new neighborhoods with pedestrians in mind, they can promote slimmer lifestyles and cut down on this new kind of suburban sprawl.如果在规划设计时就能更多地考虑到步行的需要,就能促使人们采用更健康的生活方式,并遏制市郊的无限扩张。
  3. Urban sprawl was essentially unplanned.城市蔓延是生来无计划的。
  4. Sprawl is common in the United States.城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. Urban sprawl was essentially unplanned.城市蔓延是生来无计划的。
  2. Sprawl is common in the United States.城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。
用作名词(n.)
  1. Urban sprawl was essentially unplanned.城市蔓延是生来无计划的。
  2. Sprawl is common in the United States.城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。

词汇搭配

  • urban sprawl城区的无计划扩张...
  • sprawl with under-arm lock握臂穿腿
  • sprawl one's last作临死挣扎

经典引文

  • She..fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl.

    出自:P. H. Johnson
  • A child..sprawling at ease On smooth turf.

    出自:R. Graves
  • His foot caught in the grass, and he sprawled headlong.

    出自:S. Brett
  • Andrew had fallen asleep, sprawled on the sofa.

    出自:H. Mantel
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abnormal phoneme
aestuum
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backstair
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