drawn-out

英 [ˌdrɔːn ˈaʊt]

美 [ˌdrɔːn ˈaʊt]

adj.  拖得太久的;冗长的

Collins.1

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

• The patient Bull won't have a problem plodding through educational books or drawn-out suspense thrillers.
  耐心的金牛座读枯燥的教育性书籍或漫长的悬念小说一点问题都没有。
• The eurozone economy is stuck in a long and drawn-out recession.
  欧元区经济正陷入旷日持久的衰退当中。
• The climactic battle involves a drawn-out duel with Princess Iron Fan ( Chen Jiaojiao), named after the implement that Monkey and his pals must borrow to make their way through a fiery volcano.
  打斗戏的高潮是与铁扇公主（陈娇娇[音译]）的漫长决斗。猴子和他的同伴们在取经路上要翻过一个炽热的火山（实为火焰山&译注），必须跟铁扇公主借扇子。
• He was tired of the long drawn-out arguments.
  他对那些冗长乏味的辩论感到厌烦。
• 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。
• I hate long drawn-out goodbyes.
  我厌恶冗长拖拉的告别。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It also demonstrates that swift reform is often more effective than drawn-out and painful adjustments.
  它还表明，快速改革往往比拖拖拉拉的痛苦调整更有效。