sprawl /sprɔːl/ CET6+ TEM8 ( sprawling, sprawled, sprawls )

• 1. 

  V-I If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way. 伸开四肢坐着; 摊开四肢躺着

  例：

  She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving to cover herself up.

  他离开她后，她摊开四肢躺在床上，甚至懒得动动把自己盖上。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB Sprawl out means the same as . 伸开四肢坐着; 摊开四肢躺着

  例：

  He would take two aspirin and sprawl out on his bed.

  他会吃两片阿斯匹林，然后摊开四肢躺在床上。

• 3. 

  V-I If you say that a place sprawls, you mean that it covers a large area of land. 延伸

  例：

  The State Recreation Area sprawls over 900 acres on the southern tip of Key Biscayne.

  州立休闲区占地九百多英亩，地处基·比斯坎南端。

• 4. 

  N-UNCOUNT You can use sprawl to refer to an area where a city has grown outward in an uncontrolled way. (城市的) 无计划扩张区域

  例：

  The whole urban sprawl of Ankara contains over 2.6 million people.

  整个安卡拉城区总共容纳了260万以上的人口。