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splayed

UK //spleɪd//US //spleɪd//

词源

源自中古英语 'splayen',可能来自古法语 'espleier'(展开),最终源自拉丁语 'explicare'(展开、解释)。

adjective

❶ 指物体向外展开或分开的状态,通常用于描述四肢、手指或物体的部分呈扇形展开的样子。

“The cat lay with its legs splayed out on the warm floor.”

(猫躺在温暖的地板上,四肢摊开。)

“The old chair had splayed legs that made it wobble.”

(那把旧椅子的腿向外张开,导致它摇晃不稳。)

同义词:spread, outstretched, extended

verb

❶ 使某物向外展开或分开,通常用于描述将四肢、手指或物体的部分呈扇形展开的动作。

“He splayed his fingers to show the size of the fish he caught.”

(他张开手指,展示他抓到的鱼的大小。)

“The impact splayed the car's front wheels apart.”

(撞击使汽车的前轮向外张开。)

同义词:spread, fan out, stretch

常见短语

splayed out — 形容物体或身体部分完全展开或摊开的状态,常用于描述放松或散开的姿势。

“After the long hike, he lay splayed out on the grass, exhausted.”

(长途徒步后,他筋疲力尽地摊开躺在草地上。)