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sprawled 音标拼音: [spr'ɔld] Sprawl \ Sprawl\ ( spr[ add] l), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Sprawled} ( spr[ add] ld); p. pr. & vb. n. { Sprawling}.] [ OE. spraulen; cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan. spraelle, spraelde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder, to struggle.] 1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or trees; to spread ungracefully, as chirography. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping. [ 1913 Webster] The birds were not fledged; but upon sprawling and struggling to get clear of the flame, down they tumbled. -- L' Estrange. [ 1913 Webster]
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