long-drawn-outadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋdrɔːnˈaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌlɔŋˌdrɔnˈaʊt/,

/ˌlɑŋˌdrɑnˈaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adv.¹, drawn adj., out adv.

Etymology: < long adv.¹ + drawn adj. + out adv., after to draw out at draw v. Phrasal verbs 1, to draw out in length at length n. 17. Compare earlier long-drawn adj.

Prolonged to a great or inordinate length.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > extended in duration

tracting1535

prolonged1557

long-drawn1592

spaciousa1593

lengthened1597

protracted1598

stretched1609

producted1628

continuated1632

extended1737

long-drawn-out1752

drawn-out1824

spun1869

1645 J. Milton L'Allegro in Poems 36 In notes, with many a winding bout Of lincked sweetnes long drawn out.]

1752 B. Thornton Have at you All 12 Mar. 260 You will see them with a sober air and long drawn out phrases calmly entreating one farthing or an half-penny.

1833 P. F. Tytler Lives Sc. Worthies III. 142 The long drawn-out legends of their minstrels.

1891 T. R. Lounsbury Stud. Chaucer III. viii. 331 The long-drawn-out romances which had been the favorites of the generations preceding his own [sc. Fielding's].

1897 E. Wood Achievem. Cavalry ii. 20 The long-drawn-out battle [of Marengo], which lasted over fourteen hours.

1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 148 The hot-water plate and cover, companion of those long-drawn-out meals of our nursery days.

1967 J. Blish Star Trek 54 Traveling between the stars, even at ‘relativistic’ or near-light speeds, was a long-drawn-out process at best.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 July 7/1 The long-drawn-out struggle to secure British primacy in Egypt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long-drawn-out
释义	long-drawn-outadj. Brit. /ˌlɒŋdrɔːnˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌlɔŋˌdrɔnˈaʊt/, /ˌlɑŋˌdrɑnˈaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adv.¹, drawn adj., out adv. Etymology: < long adv.¹ + drawn adj. + out adv., after to draw out at draw v. Phrasal verbs 1, to draw out in length at length n. 17. Compare earlier long-drawn adj. Prolonged to a great or inordinate length. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > extended in duration tracting1535 prolonged1557 long-drawn1592 spaciousa1593 lengthened1597 protracted1598 stretched1609 producted1628 continuated1632 extended1737 long-drawn-out1752 drawn-out1824 spun1869 1645 J. Milton L'Allegro in Poems 36 In notes, with many a winding bout Of lincked sweetnes long drawn out.] 1752 B. Thornton Have at you All 12 Mar. 260 You will see them with a sober air and long drawn out phrases calmly entreating one farthing or an half-penny. 1833 P. F. Tytler Lives Sc. Worthies III. 142 The long drawn-out legends of their minstrels. 1891 T. R. Lounsbury Stud. Chaucer III. viii. 331 The long-drawn-out romances which had been the favorites of the generations preceding his own [sc. Fielding's]. 1897 E. Wood Achievem. Cavalry ii. 20 The long-drawn-out battle [of Marengo], which lasted over fourteen hours. 1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 148 The hot-water plate and cover, companion of those long-drawn-out meals of our nursery days. 1967 J. Blish Star Trek 54 Traveling between the stars, even at ‘relativistic’ or near-light speeds, was a long-drawn-out process at best. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 July 7/1 The long-drawn-out struggle to secure British primacy in Egypt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1752
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