sprawling

美 [ˈsprɔːlɪŋ]英 [ˈsprɔːlɪŋ]
  • adj.蔓延的;杂乱无序伸展的
  • v.蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;伸开四肢坐(或躺)
  • sprawl的现在分词
sprawlingsprawling

adj.

only before noun蔓延的;杂乱无序伸展的
spreading in an untidy way

a modern sprawling town

一座杂乱无序拓展的现代城镇

sprawling

频次

  • 1
    VERB (懒洋洋地)伸开四肢坐着(或躺着)
    If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way.

    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。

  • 2
    VERB 扩展;延伸
    If you say that a place sprawls, you mean that it covers a large area of land.

    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。

  • 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.

    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.

    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。

noun

1
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
Synonym: sprawl

adj

1
spreading out in different directions
sprawling handwriting
straggling branches
straggly hair
Synonym: straggling rambling straggly

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  1. Massive rubbish dumps and sprawling landfills constitute one of the more uncomfortable impacts that humans have on wildlife .

    大量的垃圾堆和四处蔓延的垃圾填埋场是人类对野生动物造成的更为不良的影响之一。

  2. In all that sprawling city there was everything except an end .

    在那个无限蔓延的城市里,什麽东西都有,可惟独没有尽头。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. 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。

  6. The sprawling city contained some 4m people .

    这个不断扩张的城市容纳了约400万人口。

  7. The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart .

    这座城市无计划地向外扩展着,成为一个中心缺失的庞然大物。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。

  14. The way seemed interminable , and the streets like the black web of some sprawling spider .

    路仿佛没有尽头,街道就像触足伸开的蜘蛛编织成的黑网。

  15. He was sprawling languorously on the sofa .

    他疲倦地平躺在沙发上

  16. A spatial sprawl and growth model of the city and simulation

    城市空间扩散增长模型与模拟

  17. A sprawling industry has developed to help Chinese get money out .

    在帮助中国人将资金转移到海外这个问题上,已经形成了一个庞大的产业。

  18. A Case Study of Efficiency of Land Sprawl in Small Towns

    小城镇用地扩张效率案例研究

  19. Progress of Sustainable Development Research Against Urban Sprawl and Its Inspirations to China

    抑制城市蔓延的可持续发展路径及对中国的启示

  20. Study on Indicator System for Judging Land Smart Sprawl in Small Town

    小城镇用地有序扩张的评判指标体系研究

  21. The Research of Built-up Land Sprawl in Xi'an Based on GIS Technology

    基于GIS的西安市城镇建设用地扩展研究

  22. E City SPREAD An Important Problem : Urban Sprawl

    值得重视的城市蔓延问题

  23. Patterns and Characteristics of Industrial Land Sprawl in Small Towns

    小城镇工业用地空间扩张的方式与特征

  24. A probe into the urban sprawl model and its drive mechanism in Shanghai

    上海城市扩展模式及其动力机制

  25. It 's nice to get away from the urban sprawl .

    摆脱城市的懒散还真是爽。

  26. His sprawling new novel is after something similar .

    他最新一部篇幅铺漫的小说也是在追寻类似的东西。

  27. The Sprawl Research on Valley City Based on Cellular Automata

    基于元胞自动机的河谷型城市扩展研究

  28. The American new planning movements after urban sprawl and Its Apocalypse

    美国城市蔓延之后的规划运动及其启示

  29. In the absence of any different policy city development has taken the form of sprawl .

    在不受其它政策干预的情况下,美国的城市是以向四方八面扩展的形式发展的。

  30. I like to sprawl out in a big bed .

    我喜欢四肢全伸开松散地躺在大床上。