sprawl
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/sprɔːl/
🇬🇧
/sprɔːl/
intransitive verb
R
to sit, lie, or fall with arms and legs spread out
He likes to sprawl on the sofa when watching TV.
他看电视时喜欢摊开四肢躺在沙发上。
R
to spread out in an untidy way over a large area
The city began to sprawl as more houses were built.
随着更多房屋的建造，这座城市开始无序扩张。
noun
R
a large area where buildings spread out from a city into the countryside
The urban sprawl makes it hard to find open spaces.
城市蔓延使得很难找到开阔空间。
translation
伸开四肢坐（或躺、倒）, 蔓延
城市扩张区
词形变化
3rd Present
sprawls
Progressive
sprawling
Past
sprawled
Perfect
sprawled
Plural
sprawls