sprawl

柯林斯词典

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
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
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
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
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。