Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #12278
sprawl
摊开四肢坐；四肢摊开躺
to sit or lie with your arms and legs spread out carelessly
- 1.
To sit with the limbs spread out.
四肢摊开坐着
- 2.
To spread out in a disorderly fashion; to straggle.
杂乱无章地扩散；蔓延
- 3.
To scoot the legs backwards, so as to land on the upper back of an opponent attempting a takedown.
向后蹬腿,以便在对手尝试摔倒时落在其上背部
杂乱地蔓延；蔓生；（摔跤中）快速后移双腿压住对手上背；四肢摊开坐着；杂乱无章地扩散；蔓延；向后蹬腿,以便在对手尝试摔倒时落在其上背部
In use
After the long hike, we sprawled on the grass, too tired to move.
He sprawled across the sofa and fell asleep in minutes.
The children sprawl on the rug every afternoon while they do their puzzles.
Verb forms
base sprawl · third person sprawls · -ing sprawling · past sprawled · past participle sprawled
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- sprawl out on the sofa
- 摊开四肢瘫坐在沙发上
- Tired after the trip, she sprawled out on the sofa.旅行结束后很累，她摊开四肢瘫坐在沙发上。
- sprawl over
- 散乱地覆盖；蔓生
- The ivy sprawls over the old wall.常春藤散乱地覆盖着那堵旧墙。
- sprawl into the countryside
- 向乡村蔓延扩展
- The city continues to sprawl into the countryside.这座城市不断向乡村蔓延扩展。
- sprawling city
- 不断扩张的城市
- They live on the outskirts of a sprawling city.他们住在一座不断扩张的城市郊区。
Idioms & figurative uses
- sprawl out
- 伸开四肢躺（或坐）After the long flight, I just sprawled out on the hotel bed.长途飞行后，我直接伸开四肢躺倒在酒店床上。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：sprawl 以 sp 开头，像蜘蛛(spider)伸开腿乱爬；人摊开四肢躺下就是 sprawl。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常起居、城市与建筑报道、摔跤比赛 该词通常用于形容人或建筑等杂乱伸展的样子，日常表达中比较常见；摔跤中的专门用法多出现在比赛或训练场景，较专业。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时意为'懒散地伸开'等，作不及物动词时意为'伸开手足躺卧或蔓延'
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -awl or -all (ball, call, crawl, fall) share the final sound /ɔːl/ and rhyme with sprawl. But lookalikes ending in -owl (owl, prowl) have the diphthong /aʊl/, so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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