sprawling
英 [ˈsprɔ:lɪŋ] 美 [ˈsprɔlɪŋ]

adj.

蔓延的；杂乱无序伸展的；

英英释义

sprawling[ 'sprɔ:liŋ ]

• n.an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

  同义词：sprawl

• adj.spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions

  "sprawling handwriting"

  同义词：stragglingstraggly

词组短语

urban sprawl城市扩张；都市向郊区扩张的现象

双语例句

1. He was sprawling on the sofa.
   他手脚张开地躺在沙发上。
2. His fist sent the robber sprawling on the ground.
   他一拳把那抢劫犯打得四脚朝天。
3. He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV.
   他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的单座沙发上。
4. He was sprawling in the sofa in front of the TV.
   他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的沙发上。
5. 30 bodies had been found at the sprawling gas complex, which was being combed for explosives.
   .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。

权威例句

Sprawling versus parasagittal stance in multituberculate mammals
Sprawling locomotion in the lizard Sceloporus clarkii: quantitative kinematics of a walking trot
Sprawling Locomotion in the Lizard Sceloporus clarkii: Speed Modulation of Motor Patterns in a Walking Trot
Sprawling post-communist metropolis: Commercial and residential suburbanization in Prague and Brno, the Czech Republic
The environmental and economic costs of sprawling parking lots in the United States
Sprawling locomotion in the lizard Sceloporus clarkii: the effects of speed on gait, hindlimb kinematics, and axial bending during w...
Urban form and extreme heat events: are sprawling cities more vulnerable to climate change than compact cities?
Marklund's $17 Million Dream Public Today Gets Its First Look at Sprawling Site for Developmentally Disabled
Fundamental Adaptations in the Lacertilian Hind Limb: A Partial Analysis of the Sprawling Limb Posture and Gait
Locomotion in alligator mississippiensis: kinematic effects of speed and posture and their relevance to the sprawling-to-erect parad...