词典释义：
sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way
手脚摊开地坐（或躺、倒下）
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the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement 门猛地打开，他被摔了出来，四肢朝天倒在人行道上
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she lay sprawled on the bed .她伸展开四肢躺在床上。
spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way
（混乱或无条理地）大面积铺开
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the town sprawled along several miles of cliff top 城镇沿山崖顶不规则地延伸了好几英里
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[as adj.
sprawling ]the sprawling suburbs. 无序扩展的郊区。
an ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out
四肢摊开的姿势
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she fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl. 她伸展四肢，舒适地躺着。
a group or mass of something that has spread out in an untidy or irregular way
无序扩展，杂乱（或无规则）的扩展
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a sprawl of buildings. 杂乱无章的建筑群。
[mass noun]the expansion of an urban or industrial area into the adjoining countryside in a way perceived to be disorganized and unattractive
（市区或工业区向周边郊区的）无组织无计划扩展
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the growth of urban sprawl. 市区杂乱无序的扩展。
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