sprawl

[美]/sprɔːl/
[英]/sprɔːl/
词频: 极高

释义

vi. 伸开四肢坐〔躺〕蔓延
n. (城市)杂乱无序拓展的地区
词形变化
过去式sprawled
现在分词sprawling
过去分词sprawled
复数sprawls
第三人称单数sprawls

短语搭配

urban sprawl

城市扩张

suburban sprawl

郊区扩张

sprawl development

蔓延式发展

sprawl city

蔓延城市

例句

a sprawl of buildings.

杂乱无章的建筑群。

sprawling on the sofa

平躺在沙发上

she lay sprawled on the bed.

她伸展开四肢躺在床上。

a city that sprawls out into the countryside

乱七八糟地向农村延伸的城市

suburbs that sprawl out into the countryside

乱七八糟向乡间扩展的市郊

sat sprawled in the big armchair; the sprawling suburbs; a big sprawly city.

四肢伸开躺在大躺椅上;向外扩展的市郊;一个范围广大的城市。

I found a refreshing absence of industrial sprawl.

我发现了一处全无杂乱工业区踪影的、令人心旷神怡的地方。

She sprawled untidily in an armchair.

她四肢摊开懒懒散散地靠坐在扶手椅里 。

They saw the corpse sprawled on the steps.

他们看到那具尸体四肢伸开躺在台阶上。

The village sprawled across the valley.

村庄在山谷延伸开来。

He came home and just sprawled out on the sofa.

他回到家就四肢舒展地倒在沙发上。

out beyond the sprawling suburbs

杂乱无序的郊区外

they sprawled under a shady carob tree.

他们懒散地躺在成荫的角豆树下。

untidy tenements sprawling toward the river.

散布在河边的几套不整洁的房子

I spent the evening sprawled on the sofa, watching TV.

我一整晚都摊在沙发上看电视。

She lay sprawled across the bed.

她手脚摊开趴在床上。

sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun.

躺着享受午后阳光的人。

the town sprawled along several miles of cliff top.

城镇在山崖顶上不规则地延伸了好几英里。

原声例句

Municipal services are failing, too—not least because the city now sprawls over 139 square miles.

城市服务质量也在下降,尤其是在城市扩张了139多平方英里以后。

来源: The Economist - Comprehensive

The sprawling family today is hardly monolithic.

但我们很难说今天这个庞大的家庭依然还是一个整体。

来源: New York Times

Do you think you would call your city sprawling?

你会说你所在的城市正在蔓延吗?

来源: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

The signal you're looking for is really sprawled and stretched out, right?

你要寻找的信号是分散和延伸的,对吗?

来源: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2023 Compilation

One devised a massive, underwater globe, constructed around a sprawling city center.

其中一位设计出了一个巨大的水下地球,这是围绕着一个庞大的城市中心建筑开来的。

来源: Koranos Animation Science Popularization

You have these unbelievable new cities in China which you might call tower sprawl.

在中国匪夷所思般崛起了各种新城市也可以称为雨后春笋。

来源: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

Sprawl and loss of focus are another risk.

无计划的扩展和缺乏中心目标是另一种风险。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

This sprawling metropolis offers a seemingly unlimited choice of shopping, entertainment culture and dining.

在这座超级大都市可以说能够提供购物、文化娱乐和餐饮的无限选择。

来源: Travel around the world

We rail against urban sprawl, and rightly so.

我们反对城市扩张,这点绝对正确。

来源: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Agricultural sprawl is a far greater ecological threat.

农业的扩张才是更大的生态威胁。

来源: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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