drawn-out

英 [ˌdrɔːn ˈaʊt]

美 [ˌdrɔːn ˈaʊt]

adj.  拖得太久的;冗长的

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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 拖得太久的;冗长的
  You can describe something asdrawn-outwhen it lasts or takes longer than you would like it to.
  1. Pulling out of a recession is a lengthy and drawn-out process...
     从经济衰退中走出来需要漫长的过程。
  2. The road to peace will be long and drawn-out.
     通往和平的道路将很漫长。

英英释义

adj

• (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
• relatively long in duration
  1. a drawn-out argument
  2. an extended discussion
  3. a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
  4. a prolonged and bitter struggle
  5. protracted negotiations
  Synonym:extendedlengthyprolongedprotracted

双语例句

• I hate long drawn-out goodbyes.
  我厌恶冗长拖拉的告别。
• Pulling out of a recession is a lengthy and drawn-out process
  从经济衰退中走出来需要漫长的过程。
• They're willing to drag my family through a long, drawn-out trial?
  他们存心想让我们一家卷入漫长的官司？
• They stay away from leading questions, charged words, and drawn-out statements.
  他们总是远离引导性的问题、充满感情的话语以及冗长的观点。
• Even for seasoned job seekers, getting hired these days is a long, drawn-out process.
  如今，即使是经验丰富的求职者，找到一份工作也需一个漫长持久的过程。
• In fact, the negotiations may even have picked up pace because the outburst brought home to everyone in the room how drawn-out the discussions had become.
  事实上，谈判甚至可能加快了节奏，因为她的突然爆发让会议室里的所有人认识到，讨论已经拖延了很长时间。
• There were times during that long, drawn-out stalemate that concentration was the key to everything.
  在这个漫长、持久的僵局中，注意力有时是一切的关键。
• As a veteran of la Guerre d'Alg é rie, the curator had witnessed this horribly drawn-out death before.
  作为一名阿尔及利亚战争的老兵，馆长以前目睹过这种可怕的被延缓的死亡。
• Without a long drawn-out period of cheap money from the government, the bulls 'case begins to fall apart.
  没有政府长期提供廉价资金，多头看多的理由就要分崩离析了。
• Direct the breath slowly across the back of your throat with a drawn-out HA sound.
  引导向外的气息用一个延长的ha的声音慢慢的越过你喉咙的后面。