sprawl

🇺🇸 /sprɔːl/ 🇬🇧 /sprɔːl/
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難度
標籤 TOP10000
intransitive verb
R

to sit, lie, or fall with arms and legs spread out

He likes to sprawl on the sofa when watching TV.

他看電視時喜歡攤開四肢躺在沙發上。

R

to spread out in an untidy way over a large area

The city began to sprawl as more houses were built.

隨著更多房屋的建造,這座城市開始無序擴張。

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.

城市蔓延使得很難找到開闊空間。

translation

vi. 伸開四肢坐(或躺、倒), 蔓延
n. 城市擴張區

詞形變化

3rd Present sprawls
Progressive sprawling
Past sprawled
Perfect sprawled
Plural sprawls