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单词 sprawl
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sprawl

​noun
UK /sprɔːl/
Other entries for this word
sprawl verb
urban sprawl noun
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    singular/uncountable a part of a town or city that starts to spread into the countryside in a way that is ugly and not carefully planned

    urban sprawl

    Synonyms and related words
    Areas in towns or cities
    agora
    area
    armpit
  2. 2
    singular a way of sitting or lying in which you stretch your arms and legs out in different directions in a relaxed or careless way
    Synonyms and related words
    Specific body positions
    at full stretch
    extended
    eyeball to eyeball

sprawl

​noun
US /sprɔl/
Other entries for this word
sprawl verb
urban sprawl noun
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    singular/uncountable a part of a town or city that starts to spread into the countryside in a way that is ugly and not carefully planned

    urban sprawl

    Synonyms and related words
    Areas in towns or cities
    agora
    area
    armpit
  2. 2
    singular a way of sitting or lying in which you stretch your arms and legs out in different directions in a relaxed or careless way
    Synonyms and related words
    Specific body positions
    at full stretch
    extended
    eyeball to eyeball

sprawl

​verb intransitive
UK /sprɔːl/
Other entries for this word
sprawl noun
urban sprawl noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theysprawl
he/she/itsprawls
present participlesprawling
past tensesprawled
past participlesprawled
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to sit or lie with your arms and legs stretched out in different directions in a relaxed or careless way

    We sprawled in front of the fire and watched TV.

    Synonyms and related words
    To sit or lie down
    bed down
    collapse
    cross your legs
  2. 2
    to stretch over or across something in an ugly and untidy way
    Synonyms and related words
    To make things untidy
    muddle
    tangle
    clutter
    Synonyms and related words
    To spread over an area
    spread out
    disperse
    fan out
    1. 2a
      used about buildings that fill an area in an ugly way that has not been carefully planned

      The suburbs sprawl across two hilltops.

      Synonyms and related words
      Words that describe buildings or rooms and parts of buildings
      appointed
      baronial
      beachfront

sprawl

​verb intransitive
US /sprɔl/
Other entries for this word
sprawl noun
urban sprawl noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theysprawl
he/she/itsprawls
present participlesprawling
past tensesprawled
past participlesprawled
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to sit or lie with your arms and legs stretched out in different directions in a relaxed or careless way

    We sprawled in front of the fire and watched TV.

    Synonyms and related words
    To sit or lie down
    bed down
    bunk
    collapse
  2. 2
    to stretch over or across something in an ugly and messy way
    Synonyms and related words
    To make things untidy
    muddle
    tangle
    clutter
    Synonyms and related words
    To spread over an area
    spread out
    disperse
    fan out
    1. 2a
      used about buildings that fill an area in an ugly way that has not been carefully planned

      The suburbs sprawl across two hilltops.

      Synonyms and related words
      Words that describe buildings or rooms and parts of buildings
      appointed
      baronial
      beachfront
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