sprawl
【伸展、蔓延】
sprawl 主要有以下几种用法,既可以作动词,也可以作名词,主要表达“伸展、蔓延”的含义。
1. Sprawl (动词) —— 伸展、蔓延、不规则扩展
- 指人体四肢伸展(通常是懒散或无序的姿势)
- He sprawled out on the sofa, completely exhausted.
(他四肢摊开地躺在沙发上,筋疲力尽。) - The kids were sprawling on the floor, playing video games.
(孩子们伸展开躺在地板上玩电子游戏。)
- He sprawled out on the sofa, completely exhausted.
- 指城市或建筑物无序扩张(城市扩张得过快,布局凌乱)
- The city has sprawled into the countryside over the last few decades.
(在过去几十年里,这座城市向乡村蔓延扩展。) - Urban sprawl has led to increased traffic and pollution.
(城市蔓延导致了交通拥堵和污染。)
- The city has sprawled into the countryside over the last few decades.
2. Sprawl (名词) —— 无序扩展、蔓延
- 指不规则扩展的区域(尤指城市扩张)
- The urban sprawl is eating up farmland.
(城市的无序扩张正在吞噬农田。) - The town is struggling to control suburban sprawl.
(这座城镇正在努力控制郊区扩张。)
- The urban sprawl is eating up farmland.
- 指人体四肢摊开的姿势
- He lay in a lazy sprawl on the couch.
(他懒散地摊在沙发上。)
- He lay in a lazy sprawl on the couch.
3. 相关短语
- urban sprawl:城市蔓延、城市扩张
- sprawl out:摊开、伸展(通常指人躺着或坐着)
4. 总结
- sprawl 作为动词:表示“随意伸展”或“(城市)无序扩张”。
- sprawl 作为名词:表示“蔓延扩展的状态”或“摊开的姿势”。