1.[i](+ adv./prep.)伸开四肢坐（或躺）to sit or lie with your arms and legs spread out in a relaxed or awkward way
He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV.他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
Something hit her and sent her sprawling to the ground.不知什么东西击中了她，把她打趴在地上。
I tripped and went sprawling .我绊了一下，摔了个四脚朝天。
2.[i]+ adv./prep.蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展to spread in an untidy way; to cover a large area
The town sprawled along the side of the lake.小镇顺着湖的边缘扩展。
1.[c][ususing][u]（城市）杂乱无序拓展的地区a large area covered with buildings that spreads from the city into the countryside in an ugly way
attempts to control the fast-growing urban sprawl为控制城市过快过乱的拓展所作的努力
2.[c][ususing]随意扩展；蔓延；蔓延物an act of spreading to cover a large area in an untidy way; sth that spreads like this
These silvery threads stretching around the dark globe create a dramatic spider's web showing the patterns of our global sprawl.
这些银色的线围着夜色里黑暗的地球伸展，创造出一个引人注目的蜘蛛网，显示出我们全球扩张的模式。
Where in the sprawl could I find the oddballs able to see through the glare and take advantage of the city's unmatched energy?
在这杂乱无章之地，我在哪里才找得到一个奇人可以告诉我如何看透这耀眼俗艳，汲取这城市无与伦比的能量呢？
After days of days of hard exercise and practice, my son could sprawl slowly and stand up to shamble a bit eventually!
经过日复一日的魔鬼般的磨练，儿子终于可以摇摇晃晃地走路了。
This can result in a sprawl of virtual resources that can easily get out of control if not monitored and managed effectively.
如果不有效加以监控和管理，这会使虚拟资源的扩张一发不可收拾。
Americans are choosing to abandon the suburban sprawl in favour of a more comfortable, cheaper and greener life in the city centre.
美国人现在的潮流是：放弃郊区，转向在城市中心寻找舒适，更经济和环保的生活方式。
Urban sprawl, housing and land use: To what extent have cities in Hainan grown in terms of economy, population, and land use?
城市扩张，住房和土地使用：海南在城市经济，人口和土地用途上发展到何种程度？
Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand. Urban sprawl crowded the small farmers out of the immediate area.
警察强行把观众推回观众席。城市杂乱的扩张将农夫们挤出这个地区
Over thousands of years of civilization, the planet has been entirely enveloped by cityscapes and urban sprawl.
经过数千年的文明演变，这颗星球完全被都市和城区所覆盖。
Michael crawls through the hole and into a narrow, but extensive service corridor. Metal catwalks and pipes sprawl in all directions.
Michael爬过洞去，进入了一个狭窄的，但是空间广阔的维修通道，狭窄的通道和管道向各个方向蔓延展开。
Finally, the Keck telescope was used to confirm that these galaxies were at the same distance and part of the same galactic sprawl.
最后，用凯克望远镜来确认，这些星系距离相同，都属于同一星系扩张的一部分。
By the following afternoon more than 30 blocks had become consumed by the riot, transformed into a burning sprawl.
在那天下午，有超过30个街区被暴力活动摧毁，变成了一片燃烧的废墟。
He flew backward off the stage, smashed into the wall, and slid down it to sprawl on the floor.
他猛地朝后飞出舞台，撞在墙上，然后滑落下来，蜷缩在地板上。
Modern crocodiles crawl on their bellies because their legs sprawl out to the side.
现代鳄鱼则用肚子爬行，因为它们的腿伸展到了身体两侧。
The desire to own cars and land accompanies this idea. This property craving is currently satiated via suburban sprawl and large houses.
拥有自己的汽车和土地，这念头伴随着郊区的伸延和大房子的建造，使这种对财产的占有欲得到了充分满足。
sprawl: (AHD) Haphazard growth or extension outward, especially that resulting from real estate development on the outskirts of a city.
无计划发展：偶尔增长或向四周扩展，特别是由城市郊区房地产的发展而形成。
I prodded a pretty young marshmallow cretin girl with my crop and made her sprawl on the ground.
我用阴茎戳中了一个年轻甜美的痴呆姑娘，把她放倒在地。
As they do so, they may turn decentralised sprawl into quilts of energetic suburbs with a community feeling.
当他们移民后，可能会慢慢将分散蔓延的居民聚集成为充满活力和社区氛围的城郊生活带。
Today's technologist needs to be flexible-oftentimes, we find ourselves away from the urban sprawl that affords us our wares!
今天的技术专家应该更灵活变通一些，因为我们时常发现自己与那个提供物资的繁华城市相隔千里！
From the top, Athens' urban sprawl stretches out in every direction.
雅典城区从山顶向四面八方延伸。
If the galaxies within a cluster are the urban cores of the megacity , this gas is the suburban sprawl.
假如星系团内的星系是大都会的城市核心，这气体便是散漫无章的延伸郊区。
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