/sprɔ:l; sprɔl/
v (esp derog 尤作贬义)
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (out/about/around) (across, in, on, etc sth) sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out loosely 四肢摊开着坐、卧或倒下
*He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的单座沙发上.
* be sent sprawling in the mud 被打倒在污泥中
* sprawling about on the sofa 手脚摊开着躺在沙发上.
(b) [usu passive 通常用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] spread (oneself or one's limbs) out loosely in this way 伸展（身体或四肢）
*They were sprawled out in front of the fire. 他们摊开手脚烤着火.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip] spread out loosely and irregularly over much space 散乱地延伸
*sprawling handwriting 潦草的字迹
* suburbs that sprawl out into the countryside 向野外散乱延展的市郊.

n [U, C usu sing 作不可数名词或可数名词, 後者通常作单数] (esp derog 尤作贬义)
1 sprawling position or movement 四肢伸开的姿势或动作
*pick one's way through the sprawl of people sunbathing 小心翼翼地穿过伸开四肢晒太阳的人群
* He lay in a sprawl over the desk. 他手脚摊开趴在书桌上.
2 widespread untidy area, esp of buildings 杂乱的大片地方（尤指建筑物）
*London's suburban sprawl 伦敦郊外无计画扩展的地区.