Sprawl

[sprɔːl] or [sprɔl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about.

(verb.) sit or lie with one's limbs spread out.

(verb.) go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; 'Branches straggling out quite far'.

亨廷顿編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.

(v. i.) To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or tress; to spread ungracefully, as chirography.

(v. i.) To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping.

整理:佩吉

解釋/意思:

v.i. to toss or kick about the limbs: to stretch the body carelessly when lying: to spread ungracefully.—n. a sprawling posture.—n. Sprawl′er.

吉塞尔編輯