Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #12278
sprawls
(城市)无序扩张;杂乱延伸
sprawls is the plural of sprawl.
核心释义
A straggling, haphazard growth, especially of housing on the edge of a city.
- 1.
笨拙的摊开姿势
An ungainly sprawling posture.
- 2.
杂乱无章的扩展,尤指城市边缘的住房扩展
A straggling, haphazard growth, especially of housing on the edge of a city.
- 3.
一种防御技术,回应某些摔跤尝试时将腿向后移以压在对手上背部
A defensive technique that is done in response to certain takedown attempts, where one scoots the legs backwards so as to land on the upper back of the opponent.
四仰八叉的姿势;懒散的躺卧姿势;防摔技术;(摔跤)后撤压防;笨拙的摊开姿势;杂乱无章的扩展,尤指城市边缘的住房扩展;一种防御技术,回应某些摔跤尝试时将腿向后移以压在对手上背部
用法In use
The sprawl of new housing has spread across the edge of town.
用法提示:sprawl作名词,表示城市或建筑的杂乱无序扩张,此句为主语。
Residents complain about the endless sprawl of shopping centers along the highway.
用法提示:sprawl作名词,指沿公路的杂乱延伸,作介词about的宾语。
We walked through the urban sprawl for hours before reaching the park.
用法提示:sprawl作名词,指城市杂乱扩张的区域,作through的宾语。
the sprawl of sth
用于描述城市、建筑等杂乱无章地向外扩展,常与 of 连用说明扩展的主体。
The sprawl of the city has swallowed up nearby farmland.
城市的无序扩张已经吞并了附近的农田。
in a sprawl
用 in a sprawl 表示以四肢摊开的姿势躺着或坐着。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- urban sprawl
- 城市无序扩张
- Urban sprawl has swallowed up the farmland around the city.城市无序扩张吞没了城市周边的农田。
- suburban sprawl
- 郊区无序扩展
- Suburban sprawl has made long commutes increasingly common.郊区无序扩展使长途通勤变得越来越普遍。
- unchecked sprawl
- 不受控制的扩张
- Unchecked sprawl often leads to traffic congestion and pollution.不受控制的扩张常常导致交通拥堵和污染。
- in a sprawl
- 四仰八叉地(躺着)
- He fell and lay in a sprawl on the pavement.他摔倒后四仰八叉地躺在人行道上。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:sprawl 像 spread(铺开)+ crawl(爬),城市如虫子乱爬般无序扩张,人也懒散摊开四肢。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:urban planning discussions、casual descriptions of posture、wrestling and martial arts “sprawl”作名词时因义项不同,语域有差异:指城市或建筑无序扩展时,多用于书面语和正式场合;指笨拙摊开的姿势时,日常口语中比较常见;摔跤等体育语境中则属于专门术语。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,表示伸开手足躺卧的姿势
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
对于常见读音 /sprɔːl/,brawl、crawl、drawl、scrawl、shawl、trawl 都是押韵词,且都含拼写块 -awl,其中的 w 不发音。本条目给 sprawl 注音为 /sprɒːl/,这是同一元音的变体记法;注意不要按拼写读出 /w/,也不要读成 /spræl/。
用法优先级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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