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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 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]