manspreading
noun [ U ] informal uk/ˈmæn.spred.ɪŋ/ us/ˈmæn.spred.ɪŋ/
（男性在公共交通工具上）岔腿而坐
the act of a man sitting, especially on public transport, with his legs spread wide apart, in a way that means that the people next to him have less space
Madrid has attempted to ban manspreading on buses. 马德里已经努力要在公共汽车上禁止男性岔开腿坐。
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- It is the bane of many female subway riders, a practice with a name almost as off-putting as the act itself: manspreading.
- It’s no secret that manspreading is a hot topic of late, especially when it comes to feminist discourse.
- Two men were allegedly arrested for manspreading, sitting with knees wide open, thus occupying two seats.
- Manspreading is real! A new study has found that men stretch out their legs while seated on the subway five times more often than do female passengers.