drawn-out

['drɔ:naut]

adj. 延长的, 持续很久的

例句与用法：

Sensible people will draw together to face a common danger.

明智之士将会同心协力面对共同的危险。

a.

1. 持续很久的; 拖长的

2. 冗长乏味的

drawn-out

drawn-out['drɔ:n'aut]adj.1.■拉(或拖、延)长了的；持续的2.■冗长乏味的，又长又臭的，令人厌烦的

1. lasting or seeming to last longer than is necessary
   拉长了的，拖延了的
   after the long drawn-out years of waiting the end of the war was in sight.
   经过多年的漫长等待，终于战争结束在望。
   

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动词 draw-out:

cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"

同义词：draw out

lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

同义词：prolong, protract, extend, draw out

make more sociable

同义词：draw out

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

同义词：educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out

remove as if by suction

同义词：aspirate, draw out, suck out

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

同义词：extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out

形容词 drawn-out:

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

同义词：extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted

(used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels

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