| 英语单词 | sprawling |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['sprɔːlɪŋ] 美 ['sprɔːlɪŋ] |
| 中文释义 | adj.不规则伸展的;摊开手脚的;字迹潦草的;庞大的 动词sprawl的现在分词. |
| 英语例句 | (1) His fist sent the robber sprawling on the ground. (2) He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. (3) He was sprawling in the sofa in front of the TV. (4) 30 bodies had been found at the sprawling gas complex, which was being combed for explosives. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他一拳把那抢劫犯打得四脚朝天。 (2) 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的单座沙发上。 (3) 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的沙发上。 (4) .在庞大的天然气设施发现了多达30具尸体,目前有关方面正在该处设施搜寻爆炸物。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The adjective sprawling is good for describing things that extend across a large area. You could describe your school as sprawling if it consists of many buildings spread over several acres. |
| vocabulary扩展 | It's pretty common to hear a city or its suburbs described as sprawling, since some cities tend to grow that way, spreading their populations out over a large amount of land. You can also describe your brother as sprawling if he likes to sit stretched out on the couch, taking up more than his share of space. The verb sprawl is at the root of sprawling, and it comes from an Old English word, spreawlian, "move convulsively." |
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