an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
Verb:
sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way;
"Branches straggling out quite far"
双语例句
1. Recline & Sprawl is an amusingly named furniture shop in London.
Recline&Sprawl是伦敦一家店名有趣的家具店。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They sprawl at ease across the sofa, arms draped over the back.
他们惬意地躺在沙发上，胳膊搭在后面。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The whole urban sprawl of Ankara contains over 2.6m people.
安卡拉整个肆意扩展的城区容纳了260多万人口。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He would take two aspirin and sprawl out on his bed.
他会吃两片阿司匹林，然后摊开手脚躺在床上。
来自柯林斯例句
5. I found a refreshing absence of industrial sprawl.
我发现了一处全无杂乱工业区踪影的、令人心旷神怡的地方.
来自《简明英汉词典》
用作不及物动词 (vi.)
Corporate sprawl distracts managers, diverts resources and muddies valuations. 公司扩张吸引管理层，转移资源和扰乱估价。
By designing new neighborhoods with pedestrians in mind, they can promote slimmer lifestyles and cut down on this new kind of suburban sprawl. 如果在规划设计时就能更多地考虑到步行的需要，就能促使人们采用更健康的生活方式，并遏制市郊的无限扩张。
Urban sprawl was essentially unplanned. 城市蔓延是生来无计划的。
Sprawl is common in the United States. 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
Urban sprawl was essentially unplanned. 城市蔓延是生来无计划的。
Sprawl is common in the United States. 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。
用作名词 (n.)
Urban sprawl was essentially unplanned. 城市蔓延是生来无计划的。
Sprawl is common in the United States. 城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。
