英[sprɔːl]美[sprɔːl]
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可能最终来自PIE*sper,播洒,散播,展开,词源同spark,spread.引申词义蔓延,杂乱的扩张。拼写受crawl影响。
verb(动词)noun(名词)
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verb(动词)noun(名词)
小知识
When you sprawl, you spread out in an ungainly way, like when you're lying down comfortably on the sofa with your legs and arms flung out around you.
As a noun, the most common use of this word nowadays is in the phrase “urban sprawl” (or “suburban sprawl”), which describes municipal development — things like new neighborhoods, shopping malls, and office complexes — that spreads out of control, according to no approved plan, and usually with pretty ugly results.
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urban sprawl城市扩张;都市向郊区扩张的现象;