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spread-ea·gle
/ˈsprɛdˌigəl/
(vi.)手腳伸展,作橫一字型(vt.)橫跨(a.)誇張的,象張著翅的鷹的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
spread-ea·gle
a.
Characterized
by
a
pretentious
,
boastful
,
exaggerated
style
;
defiantly
or
extravagantly
bombastic
,
especially
regarding
of
the
greatness
of
the
U
.
S
.;
as
,
a
spread-eagle
orator
;
a
spread-eagle
speech
. [
Colloq
. &
Humorous
] --
[MW10]
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►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
spread-eagle
adj
:
with
arms
and
legs
stretched
out
and
apart
; "
lay
spread-eagle
on
the
floor
"
v
1:
stretch
out
completely
; "
They
spread-eagled
him
across
the
floor
"
2:
stretch
over
; "
His
residences
spread-eagle
the
entire
county
"
3:
execute
a
spread
eagleon
skates
,
with
arms
and
legs
stretched
out
4:
stand
with
arms
and
legs
spread
out
5:
defeat
disastrously
[
syn
:
spreadeagle
,
rout
]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
spreadeagle
v
:
defeat
disastrously
[
syn
:
spread-eagle
,
rout
]
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