sprawl

verb

1. 伸开四肢坐（或躺）
   to sit or lie with your arms and legs spread out in a relaxed or awkward way
   1. He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV.
      他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
   2. Something hit her and sent her sprawling to the ground.
      不知什么东西击中了她，把她打趴在地上。
   3. I tripped and went sprawling .
      我绊了一下，摔了个四脚朝天。
2. 蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展
   to spread in an untidy way; to cover a large area
   1. The town sprawled along the side of the lake.
      小镇顺着湖的边缘扩展。

noun

1. （城市）杂乱无序拓展的地区
   a large area covered with buildings that spreads from the city into the countryside in an ugly way
   1. attempts to control the fast-growing urban sprawl
      为控制城市过快过乱的拓展所作的努力
2. 随意扩展；蔓延；蔓延物
   an act of spreading to cover a large area in an untidy way; sth that spreads like this

1. See also: She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving to cover herself up... They sprawled in lawn chairs, snoozing... He locked his knee against the man's inner thigh and sent him sprawling to the ground. sprawled
2. VERB 扩展;延伸
   If you say that a place sprawls, you mean that it covers a large area of land.
   1. The State Recreation Area sprawls over 900 acres on the southern tip of Key Biscayne...
      州立休闲区在比斯坎岛南端，占地 900 多英亩。
   2. If we continue to sprawl across the land, we're in for a terrible future...
      如果继续扩展地盘的话，我们将来就会遇到大麻烦。
   3. The sprawling city contained some 4m people.
      这个不断扩张的城市容纳了约 400 万人口。
3. N-UNCOUNT (城市的)杂乱无章地扩展的地区
   You can use sprawl to refer to an area where a city has grown outwards in an uncontrolled way.
   1. The whole urban sprawl of Ankara contains over 2.6m people.
      安卡拉整个肆意扩展的城区容纳了 260 多万人口。
4. VERB 肆意扩展;杂乱无章地延伸
   If something sprawls, its structure is disorganized or it lacks direction.
   1. Boylan plays with language, letting the prose sprawl about before tightening it suddenly to great effect...
      博伊兰随心所欲地驾驭着语言，先是任文章自由铺展，然后猛地收住，产生了绝好的效果。
   2. He keeps forgetting the words and the song is a sprawling mess.
      他老是忘词，歌被唱得乱七八糟。

1. They sprawl at ease across the sofa, arms draped over the back.
   他们惬意地躺在沙发上，胳膊搭在后面。
2. The beautifully landscaped gardens sprawl with lush vegetation.
   一个个花园打扮得煞是好看，到处是绿茵茵的植被。
3. The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
   在开罗不断扩张的都市版图内，这些被悉心照料的花园成了一片世外桃源。
4. She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving to cover herself up
   他离开她后她就摊手摊脚地躺在床上，甚至都懒得往身上盖点儿东西。
5. They sprawled in lawn chairs, snoozing
   他们手脚张开地躺在草地躺椅上，打着呼噜。
6. He locked his knee against the man's inner thigh and sent him sprawling to the ground.
   他用膝盖抵住那个人的大腿内侧，将他按趴在地上。
7. He would take two aspirin and sprawl out on his bed.
   他会吃两片阿司匹林，然后摊开手脚躺在床上。
8. The State Recreation Area sprawls over 900 acres on the southern tip of Key Biscayne
   州立休闲区在比斯坎岛南端，占地900多英亩。
9. If we continue to sprawl across the land, we're in for a terrible future
   如果继续扩展地盘的话，我们将来就会遇到大麻烦。
10. The sprawling city contained some 4m people.
    这个不断扩张的城市容纳了约400万人口。
11. The whole urban sprawl of Ankara contains over 2.6m people.
    安卡拉整个肆意扩展的城区容纳了260多万人口。
12. Boylan plays with language, letting the prose sprawl about before tightening it suddenly to great effect
    博伊兰随心所欲地驾驭着语言，先是任文章自由铺展，然后猛地收住，产生了绝好的效果。
13. He keeps forgetting the words and the song is a sprawling mess.
    他老是忘词，歌被唱得乱七八糟。
14. Third and fourth, by containing sprawl, Chinese cities will use less water and consume less farmland.
    第三及第四，通过限制扩张，中国城市将减少对水的消费和对耕地的占用。
15. Another issue is urban sprawl.
    另一个问题就是城市的扩张。
16. Finding your way about Cairo's vast sprawl is not as difficult as it may seem.
    寻找你对开罗的巨大张力的方式是并是像看起来那么困难。
17. For many in Beijing, commutes are already difficult, as passengers negotiate the capital's urban sprawl.
    对于很多身在北京的人来说，城市的扩张本来就已使通勤变得困难。
18. New development and urban sprawl now surround it.
    新发展和城市延伸正在围绕着那里。
19. Once lovely countryside is absorbed by urban sprawl.
    这个曾经风光秀丽的乡村在城市的无规划扩展中消失了。
20. The marsupial has been in decline for decades due to urban sprawl and from car accidents and dog attacks.
    这种有袋动物其数量在过去几十年间逐渐减少，主要原因是城市的扩张、车祸和狗的袭击。
21. By statistic data analyzing, this paper probes into the influence of sprawl of American population and jobs to suburbs on the mode of transportation and land use in the metropolitan areas.
    文章通过对大量统计数据的分析，探讨了美国人口和就业机会向郊区的蔓延，对于大都市地区交通状况与土地利用方式的影响。
22. Equally striking is the new urban sprawl-and the spread of slums.
    另一个同样引人注目的便是新的都市化进程，与贫民窟的扩张。
23. Their only connection is the ever-changing, diverse urban sprawl that is Beijing.
    他们三人之间的唯一联系就是北京这座变幻莫测的发展中城市。
24. Chongqing, which is sometimes called "the Vertical City," is an example of Chinese high-rise sprawl.
    有时候被叫做“垂直的城市”的重庆，是中国高速发展的一个例子。
25. Urban sprawl, housing and land use: To what extent have cities in Hainan grown in terms of economy, population, and land use?
    城市扩张，住房和土地使用：海南在城市经济，人口和土地用途上发展到何种程度？
26. The new towns were to bring an end to london's urban sprawl.
    那些新城镇的建成将结束伦敦市区杂乱无章的延伸。
27. This sprawl of wilderness is home to world's largest concentration of zebras, hippos and giraffes.
    这片辽阔的荒野是斑马、河马和长颈鹿在全球最大的聚居地。
28. This area is a classic example of urban sprawl.
    这个地区是一个城市不规则扩散的典型例子。

noun

1. an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

   Synonym:    sprawling

2. an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

   Synonym:    conurbationurban sprawl

verb

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

2. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
   1. Branches straggling out quite far

   Synonym:    straggle