sprawling
adjective uk/ˈsprɔː.lɪŋ/ us/ˈsprɑː.lɪŋ/
（尤指城市建筑）杂乱无序的，散乱延伸的
(of a city) covered with buildings across a large area, often ones that have been added gradually over a period of time
sprawling suburbs 蔓延的郊区
Somewhere in this sprawling metropolis, there is a secret military laboratory. 在这个杂乱大都市的某个角落，有一个秘密的军事实验室。
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- We pulled into a sprawling industrial complex.
- The sprawling medical school campus is on the grounds of a former naval academy.
- She moves into Manuela's tiny shack in one of the city's sprawling slums.