Sprawling是什么意思？

Sprawling

英[ˈsprɔ:lɪŋ] 美[ˈsprɔlɪŋ]

adj. 蔓延的，杂乱无序伸展的；

例句

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英语六级真题

Massive rubbish dumps and sprawling landfills constitute one of the more uncomfortable impacts that humans have on wildlife.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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.
例句
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。
VERB

扩展;延伸

If you say that a place sprawls, you mean that it covers a large area of land.
例句
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。
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.
例句
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。
VERB

肆意扩展;杂乱无章地延伸

If something sprawls, its structure is disorganized or it lacks direction.
例句
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。

英汉词典释义

adj.
蔓生的;不规则地伸展的
out beyond the sprawling suburbs 杂乱无序的郊区外

英英词典释义

Noun
1. an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
Adjective
1. spread out irregularly;
"sat sprawled in the big armchair""the sprawling suburbs""a big sprawly city"
2. spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions;
"sprawling handwriting""straggling branches""straggly hair"

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