| 释义 |
spread-eagledspread-eagle['spred,i:ɡl]- adj.
- 展翼鹰似的
- 伸开四肢躺着(或站着)的
- [美国口语]夸张的(尤指夸赞美国)
- vt.
- 把(某物)如展翼般张开；使展开四肢：
to spread-eagle the sails 扬帆 He spread-eagled his limbs while lying on the grass. 他四肢张开躺在草地上。 - 把…四肢张开地捆绑：
She's spread-eagled in the bed. 她被四肢张开地捆在床上。 - 横跨：
A country spread-eagles Asia and Europe —that is Turkey. 一个横跨欧亚大陆的国家，这就是土耳其。 - 打败，打跨：
He was completely spread-eagled by himself. 他被他自己彻底打垮了。
- vi.
- 张开四肢；四肢张开着站立(或躺卧等)：
They spread-eagled against the crowd to let her go into the theatre from her car. 他们张开四肢挡住拥挤的人群，好让她顺利地从车上下来走进剧场。 - 作横一字花样滑冰
- [美国口语]作夸大的爱国演说：
He always spread-eagled when he had time to speak. 只要一有机会，他就会夸张地作爱国演说。
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