splay

英 [spleɪ] 美 [spleɪ]

• v. 展开；张开；拓宽；成喇叭口形
• n. 斜面；展开
• adj. 成外八的；倾斜的

英英释义

Noun:

1. an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger

Adjective:

1. turned outward in an ungainly manner;

   "splay knees"
   

Verb:

1. spread open or apart;

   "He splayed his huge hands over the table"
   

2. turn outward;

   "These birds can splay out their toes"
   "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
   

3. move out of position;

   "dislocate joints"
   "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She lay on the bed,her arms and legs splayed out.
   她躺在床上，胳膊和双腿向外展开。
2. The plumber splayed the end of the pipe before fitting it over the next section.
   铅管工把管口撑大后套在另一截管子上。
3. The pipe splays out at one end.
   管子一端呈喇叭形。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He has splay feet.
   他是外八字脚。

经典引文

• He splayed his hands out on the..chair-arms.

  出自： E. Bowen

• Her hands over her mouth..laughter spilled from her splayed fingers.

  出自： B. Bainbridge

词汇搭配

• alluvial splay 河滩堆积
• splay brick 斜面砖
• splay wall 八字形墙
• channel splay 河口展宽成喇叭形...

近反义词

【近义词】

• turn out 结果是
• spread out 伸开
• outspread 扩张
• spread-out 拉长
• spread 传播
• open 开着的
• separated 分开的
• slope 倾斜
• slant 倾斜
• bevel 斜角
• angle 角度
• incline 倾斜
• open out 打开
• twist 缠绕
• bend 弯曲
• rotate 轮流
• luxate 使骨脱节
• dislocate 使脱臼
• slip 滑倒