sprawl 是什么意思
vi. 蔓延；伸开手足躺；无计划地扩展
sprawl 记忆方法
spread 伸展 + crawl 爬行→伸展手脚地爬，卧着
2. perhaps the word influenced or related with spread and crawl.
3. -awl, -rawl 表示那种爬行、拖动、拖行、蔓延、延伸这类含义：crawl, drawl, sprawl, trawl, scrawl.
sprawl 中文词源
sprawl 展开，蔓延，杂乱的扩张
可能最终来自 PIE*sper,播洒，散播，展开，词源同 spark,spread.引申词义蔓延，杂乱的扩张。 拼写受 crawl 影响。
英语词源
sprawl (v.)Old English spreawlian "move convulsively," with cognates in the Scandinavian languages (such as Norwegian sprala, Danish sprælle) and North Frisian
sprawl 权威例句
- 1. Recline & Sprawl is an amusingly named furniture shop in London.
- Recline&Sprawl是伦敦一家店名有趣的家具店。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They sprawl at ease across the sofa, arms draped over the back.
- 他们惬意地躺在沙发上，胳膊搭在后面。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. I found a refreshing absence of industrial sprawl.
- 我发现了一处全无杂乱工业区踪影的、令人心旷神怡的地方.
来自《简明英汉词典》
sprawl 造句
- 1. People sprawl in deck chairs or sit under umbrellas.
- 人们四肢舒展地躺在沙滩椅上，或坐在遮阳伞下。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 2. 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。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 3. 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。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 4. The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
- 那些打理得非常整洁的花园是杂乱扩张的开罗市区中的一片绿洲。
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- 5. After supper, we'd sprawl on Mom's bed and stare for hours at the tube.
- 晚饭后，我们趴在妈妈的床上，看了好几个小时电视。
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- 6. However, public infrastructure did not keep pace with urban sprawl, causing massive congestion problems which now make commuting times far higher.
- 然而，公共基础设施并没有跟上城市扩张的步伐，这造成了大规模的交通拥堵，也大大拉长了通勤时间。
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- 7. Another issue is urban sprawl.
- 另一个问题就是城市的扩张。
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- 8. Recession has slowed the rush to sun and sprawl.
- 经济的衰退已经减缓人们往阳光地带迁移。
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- 9. Urban sprawl is paving over fertile land in the East.
- 城市的无节制扩张侵占了东部的良田。
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- 10. I couldn't tear her away from the sprawl of rose displays.
- 我无法将她从蔓延的玫瑰花展上拉开。
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- 11. Here in the heart of the sprawl, I'd found, well, heart.
- 在这杂乱无章的中心，我恰恰找到了，心。
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- 12. The rush for both sun and sprawl has now reversed, at least temporarily.
- 对阳光和蔓延地带的追求现在已经有改观了，至少暂时是这样的。
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- 13. We discovered two great hikes only minutes from the downtown sprawl.
- 我们发现两大远足行径距市中心仅需几分钟。
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- 14. From the top, Athens' urban sprawl stretches out in every direction.
- 雅典城区从山顶向四面八方延伸。
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- 15. Other changes suggest that it may be sprawl, not the city, that is doomed.
- 其他的变化则预示了，正走向终点的不是城市，而是恰恰是城市的蔓延趋势。
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- 16. Americans like their sprawl and generally don't like to give those things up.
- 美国人喜欢向更大范围扩展，而且一般不喜欢放弃。
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- 17. Today's sprawl of track will make way for new "carbon-neutral" neighbourhoods.
- 今天四处延伸铁路最后会给那些新的“碳中和”的邻居让出道路。
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- 18. Today's sprawl of track will make way for new “carbon-neutral” neighbourhoods.
- 今天四处延伸铁路最后会给那些新的“碳中和”的邻居让出道路。
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- 19. Modern crocodiles crawl on their bellies because their legs sprawl out to the side.
- 现代鳄鱼则用肚子爬行，因为它们的腿伸展到了身体两侧。
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- 20. Explanation: Curtains of shimmering green light sprawl across this gorgeous night skyscape.
- 解释：绿光闪耀，如窗帘般横挂在华丽的夜空中。
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- 21. Sand dunes sprawl along the coast of northeastern Brazil, sometimes extending kilometers inland.
- 沙丘沿着巴西东北部海岸蔓延，有时会往内陆扩展数公里。
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- 22. As long as Americans want to own homes, the South and suburban sprawl will retain a certain appeal.
- 只要美国人想要拥有房子，南方和郊区蔓延将保持着一定的吸引力。
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- 23. The glitzy suburban sprawl of Orange County, Calif., is home to more than its share of financial scams.
- 加州橘郡郊区占地广阔、阳光充足，不少金融骗局都在这里发生。
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- 24. Illegality. A series of interventions by the Supreme Court has revealed the extent of unplanned urban sprawl.
- 非法行为最高法院采取的一系列干预措施，揭示了无计划城市扩张的程度。
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- 25. When he took over the group from his uncle, J.R.D. Tata, in 1991, it was an unwieldy sprawl of 300 companies.
- 当1991年，他从叔叔j.r.d .塔塔手中接过这个集团的时候，它还是一个由300家难以驾驭又千头万绪的公司组成的集团。
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- 26. The 94th floor of the Shanghai World Financial Center tower yields an unmatched view of the city’s urban sprawl.
- 从94层高的上海国际金融中心上观望这个城市的视线无与伦比。
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- 27. It shows the extent of our civilisation, the patterns of our global sprawl, how human-influenced our planet now is.
- 这显示出了我们的文明程度、全球扩张的模式、以及现如今人类对地球的有多大影响。
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- 28. It shows the extent of our civilisation, the patterns of our global sprawl, how human-influenced our planet now is.
- 这显示出了我们的文明程度、全球扩张的模式、以及现如今人类对地球的有多大影响。
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美：[sprɔl] 