单词	sprawl
释义	sprawl1 verbsprawl2 noun sprawlsprawl1 /sprɔːl $ sprɒːl/ ●○○ (also sprawl out) verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsprawl1 Origin: Old English spreawlian Verb Table VERB TABLE sprawl Simple Form Present I, you, we, they sprawl he, she, it sprawls Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they sprawled Present perfect I, you, we, they have sprawled he, she, it has sprawled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had sprawled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will sprawl Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have sprawled Continuous Form Present I am sprawling he, she, it is sprawling you, we, they are sprawling Past I, he, she, it was sprawling you, we, they were sprawling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been sprawling he, she, it has been sprawling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been sprawling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be sprawling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been sprawling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The middle-class neighborhoods sprawl outward from the city center. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Carla is sprawled on the sofa. Gallagher drove his fist into his face and sent him sprawling on his back. Jimmy sprawled, his hands now braced solidly on the steps in front of him. Ralemberg and his wife sprawled there, their throats gashed from ear to ear. They sprawled panting on the ground, resting their weight against the rocks. We bathed our feet deliciously before sprawling on the soft mossy bank in the drying heat of the sun. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto lie down after you have been standing or sitting► lie down to put yourself in a flat position on a surface such as a bed, especially in order to relax or to go to sleep: · You look really tired. Why don't you go and lie down for a while?· For this exercise, it is best to lie down, or sit with both feet on the floor.lie down on: · I didn't feel very well, so I lay down on the bed and tried to rest. ► lie to put yourself in a flat position on a surface: lie on: · Libby switched off the light and lay on the couch, staring into the darkness.· Lie on the floor and put your legs in the air.lie on your back/stomach: · The baby was lying on his back in his crib, perfectly content. ► stretch out to lie with your body and legs straight so that you can relax: · I think I'll go upstairs and stretch out for a little while.stretch out on: · "I'm pooped," said Homer, stretching out on his bunk. ► sprawl/sprawl out to lie or sit with your arms or legs stretched out in a lazy or careless way: sprawl/sprawl out on: · "What a beautiful day," said Olly, sprawling out on the sand.· Kerry came into the room, obviously drunk, and sprawled on the bed. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► went sprawling  I tripped on a stone and went sprawling on the pavement. ► sent ... sprawling  a blow which sent him sprawling COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► out · Out in the corridor, Gazzer was asleep, legs sprawled out, head thrown back, mouth wide open, snoring.· Many of the most sensitive writers and artists of that period denounced the factories and the cities that sprawled out around them.· Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous who were searching for more peaceful surroundings.· Once, on a particularly warm day, Quinn saw him sprawled out on the grass asleep.· We may see a road accident but we shall never be sprawled out on the tarmacadam like that. ► over · In the sanctuary we found Damien sprawled over the prie-dieu.· I took over and we lost our way where a blackened adobe town sprawled over a hill above a steelworks.· There were ancient, faded tapestries sprawling over the pale-panelled walls.· The park lay in sodden neglect, sprawling over its rank acreage as if it had passed out.· It was stuck up to the hilt in the back of Lord Westbourne, sprawled over the desk.· She hit the edge of the table with bruising force, her upper body sprawling over its surface. NOUN► chair · Scorsese is sprawling in a chair during a lull when my mobile trills.· The piece evolves from narcissistic poses, with each dancer in a spotlight, two of them sprawling across folding chairs.· Ratagan sprawled in a chair, his long legs crossed in front of him.· He was sprawled in his chair, his long legs outstretched, his hand holding the plate of sandwiches away from his body. ► floor · Without thinking, she elbowed through them, sending them sprawling to the floor as the scientists dashed out shouting.· Although he hadn't actually handled her particularly roughly, she lost her balance and went sprawling on the floor.· He was sprawled on the floor, watching the innocent little girl on the test card with a touching devotion.· Fife and Drum sprawled contentedly on the floor.· Jay poured brandy and sprawled on the floor. VERB► send · Without thinking, she elbowed through them, sending them sprawling to the floor as the scientists dashed out shouting.· Nolan Ryan sent Dave Winfield sprawling to eat dirt.· The door shot open, knocking Bill from his feet and sending him sprawling across the sidewalk.· The sway of the crowd sent him sprawling.· James was sent sprawling across his own parlour carpet, a blinding anger building inside him.· The shock rocked the gallery and sent her sprawling back into Atrimonides.· The notary gave Broussac a vigorous shove which sent my companion sprawling into the open sewer. 1to lie or sit with your arms or legs stretched out in a lazy or careless way:  He sprawled out on the sofa. I tripped on a stone and went sprawling on the pavement. a blow which sent him sprawling2if buildings sprawl, they spread out over a wide area in an untidy and unattractive way:  The town seemed to sprawl for miles. sprawl1 verbsprawl2 noun sprawlsprawl2 noun [singular, uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A fictionalised countryside comes back to brighten the dark heart of the urban sprawl. As long as that remains the status quo, there will be uncontrolled sprawl in Tucson. His sprawl makes me seem like a silent, precise insect. On one side of them was a sprawl of turquoise cabbages, frilly and tight-waisted, ready to bolt. Some people call it rural sprawl. The editor of a new national magazine called me up before Christmas and asked me to write a story about suburban sprawl. They identify the mechanisms that make suburban sprawl possible, almost inevitable. Through the front window lay a sprawl of hills, but the window above my bed butted the neighbour's garage. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► urban sprawl  We drove through miles of urban sprawl before we finally got out into the countryside. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► urban · This factor had considerable importance in engendering urban sprawl.· It negates home-field advantage for home-grown retailers and contributes to urban sprawl.· Ribbon development, urban sprawl and scattered housing were all brought under reasonable control.· Nor are the results of urban sprawl always aesthetic.· A fictionalised countryside comes back to brighten the dark heart of the urban sprawl.· If you want the definition of urban sprawl, look at one-acre or three-acre lots.· These powers were permissive, and in most of Britain urban sprawl and ribbon development continued more or less unabated.· They soon left the urban sprawl of roundabouts, sodium streetlights and Wimpey homes and Dexter began to speed along country lanes. a large area of buildings that are spread out in an untidy and unattractive way:  We drove through miles of urban sprawl before we finally got out into the countryside.
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