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
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。
