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

• 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。
• But this is a drawn-out process and, not least, also raises the real value of debt.
  但这是一个漫长的过程，尤其是它还会提高债务的实际价值。
• The Labor Department's report, released Friday, showed the terrible toll the drawn-out recession is having on workers and companies.
  劳工部周五公布的报告，显示了员工和公司在这旷日持久的经济衰退中正遭受可怕的损失。
• The road to peace will be long and drawn-out.
  通往和平的道路将很漫长。
• For many others, the past couple of years have been a drawn-out hangover, gradually recovering from an over-indulgence of borrowings.
  对于其它许多企业来说，过去这两、三年可谓一场宿醉，它们花了很长时间，才逐渐从对举债的过度沉迷中苏醒过来。
• 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。
• He was tired of the long drawn-out arguments.
  他对那些冗长乏味的辩论感到厌烦。
• 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。
• Mr Obama has said he would not tolerate a second drawn-out negotiation over the debt limit with Republicans as the US heads into another political budget battle.
  奥巴马表示，在美国即将迎来又一场围绕预算的政治角力之际，他无法容忍再次与共和党人就债务上限问题陷入旷日持久的谈判。
• But when debt markets collapse, there inevitably follows a long drawn-out conversation about who should bear the losses.
  但当债券市场崩溃时，不可避免地会出现冗长乏味的讨论，主题是应该由谁来承担损失。