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单词 drawn-out
释义
drawn-out
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌdrɔːnˈaʊt/us
/ˌdrɑːnˈaʊt/
lastinglongerthan isusualornecessary:
持续很久的；拖长的
Thisdisputehas been alongdrawn-outaffair.此次争端旷日持久。
Synonyms
extended
lengthy
long(TIME)
prolonged
protracted
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
continuing for a large amount of time
  • longHe's been gone a long time.
  • prolongedShe returned to work after a prolonged illness.
  • lengthyAirline passengers may face lengthy delays during holiday travel.
  • sustainedWe continue to see sustained economic growth.
  • extendedStanding for extended periods of time can be bad for your back.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lasting for a long time
  • all-night
  • ancient
  • be going strongidiom
  • changeless
  • dateless
  • immemorial
  • incorruptibility
  • incorruptible
  • incorruptibly
  • languish
  • longevity
  • man and boyidiom
  • never-ending
  • nondurable
  • nondurable goods
  • time-consuming
  • timeless
  • timelessly
  • timelessness
  • year
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(Definition ofdrawn-outfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

drawn-out| American Dictionary

drawn-out
adjective
us
/ˈdrɔnˈɑʊt/
lastinglongerthan isusualornecessary:
We had another drawn-outdiscussionafter themeetingended.
(Definition ofdrawn-outfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdrawn-out

drawn-out
The sounds of buzzing, horses hooves fading away,drawn-outmusical notes, for instance, transform the space from the suburb to the desert through sound.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such goods include a kind of diachronic beauty achievable only in adrawn-out, pre-planned process.
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As has often been observed in thisdrawn-outdebate, opinions are frequently polarized between two sharply opposed and staunchly held points of view.
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Newly-formed daughter cells still containingdrawn-outmasses of chromatin.
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It was a long and ratherdrawn-outprocess, but the end product was very good.
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We are embarking on a long anddrawn-outbusiness, which will require increased commitments in an already very overstretched department.
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My next point is that this has been too long-drawn-out.
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I know something about the long-drawn-outnegotiations when so many interests are involved.
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The whole process of the scheme tends to be too long-drawn-out, especially as, under the conditions, there can be another approval period.
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One thing has been apparent throughout this long-drawn-outdiscussion over all these months.
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He has had an extraordinarily long night and is getting towards the end of what to him must be an inconceivably long-drawn-outexperience.
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It need not be a long-drawn-outaffair, and it would be time well spent.
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I agree that in some cases they are substantial, although the expenditure is not intended to be long-drawn-out.
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