| 单词 | spread eagle |
| 释义 | spread eagle in British Englishnoun 1. the representation of an eagle with outstretched wings, used as an emblem of the US 2. an acrobatic skating figure spread-eagle in British Englishadjective also: spread-eagled, spreadeagled 1. lying or standing with arms and legs outstretched verb 2. to assume or cause to assume the shape of a spread eagle 3. (intransitive) skating to execute a spread eagle spread eagle in American English1. the figure of an eagle with wings and legs spread, used as an emblem of the U.S. 2. something suggesting this, as an acrobatic figure in fancy skating spread-eagle in American English (ˈsprɛdˌigəl) adjective 1. having the figure of an eagle with wings and legs spread 2. US, Informal boastful or jingoistic about the U.S. verb transitiveWord forms: ˈspread-ˌeagled or ˈspread-ˌeagling 3. to stretch out in the form of a spread eagle, as for a flogging verb intransitive 4. to perform a spread eagle see also spread eagle (sense 2)Word lists with heraldry |
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