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sprawl vi.躺卧；扩张；蔓延vt.使蔓延n.躺卧；蔓延 (1) 公司扩张吸引管理层，转移资源和扰乱估价。(2) 如果在规划设计时就能更多地考虑到步行的需要，就能促使人们采用更健康的生活方式，并遏制市郊的无限扩张。(3) 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。(4) 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。(5) 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。 As a noun, the most common use of this word nowadays is in the phrase "urban sprawl" (or "suburban sprawl"), which describes municipal development — things like new neighborhoods, shopping malls, and office complexes — that spreads out of control, according to no approved plan, and usually with pretty ugly results.

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英 [sprɔːl] 美 [sprɔːl] (1) Corporate sprawl distracts managers, diverts resources and muddies valuations.(2) By designing new neighborhoods with pedestrians in mind, they can promote slimmer lifestyles and cut down on this new kind of suburban sprawl.(3) Sprawl is common in the United States.(4) Sprawl is common in the United States.(5) Sprawl is common in the United States. When you sprawl, you spread out in an ungainly way, like when you're lying down comfortably on the sofa with your legs and arms flung out around you. 1[VERB 动词]See also:sprawled；(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.   [V prep/adv]  [V prep]  [V P prep]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。They sprawled in lawn chairs, snoozing...他们手脚张开地躺在草地躺椅上，打着呼噜。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。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。2[VERB 动词]扩展；延伸 If you say that a place sprawls, you mean that it covers a large area of land.   [V prep]  [V-ing]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。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。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 不可数名词](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.   [usu with supp]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 动词]肆意扩展；杂乱无章地延伸 If something sprawls, its structure is disorganized or it lacks direction.   [V adv]  [V-ing]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。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。

英语单词	sprawl
英美音标	英 [sprɔːl] 美 [sprɔːl]
中文释义	vi.躺卧；扩张；蔓延 vt.使蔓延 n.躺卧；蔓延
英语例句	(1) Corporate sprawl distracts managers, diverts resources and muddies valuations. (2) By designing new neighborhoods with pedestrians in mind, they can promote slimmer lifestyles and cut down on this new kind of suburban sprawl. (3) Sprawl is common in the United States. (4) Sprawl is common in the United States. (5) Sprawl is common in the United States.
中文例句	(1) 公司扩张吸引管理层，转移资源和扰乱估价。 (2) 如果在规划设计时就能更多地考虑到步行的需要，就能促使人们采用更健康的生活方式，并遏制市郊的无限扩张。 (3) 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。 (4) 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。 (5) 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。
vocabulary简明	When you sprawl, you spread out in an ungainly way, like when you're lying down comfortably on the sofa with your legs and arms flung out around you.
vocabulary扩展	As a noun, the most common use of this word nowadays is in the phrase "urban sprawl" (or "suburban sprawl"), which describes municipal development — things like new neighborhoods, shopping malls, and office complexes — that spreads out of control, according to no approved plan, and usually with pretty ugly results.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]See also:sprawled ；(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. [V prep/adv] [V prep] [V P prep] 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。 They sprawled in lawn chairs, snoozing... 他们手脚张开地躺在草地躺椅上，打着呼噜。 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。 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。 2 [VERB 动词]扩展；延伸 If you say that a place sprawls, you mean that it covers a large area of land. [V prep] [V-ing] 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。 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。 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 不可数名词](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. [usu with supp] 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 动词]肆意扩展；杂乱无章地延伸 If something sprawls, its structure is disorganized or it lacks direction. [V adv] [V-ing] 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。 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。

Sprawl [V Common United States 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍 Verb 动词