| 单词 | drawl |
| 释义 | drawl (once / 1149 pages) nv A drawl is a distinctively slow, drawn-out way of talking that's especially common in the US south. A writer might describe a cowboy as speaking in a lazy drawl. A drawl tends to lengthen and extend vowel sounds in particular, so that words like "pet" or "pen" might be pronounced with two syllables, rather than one short one. While the Southern states are best known for inhabitants with drawls, Australian and New Zealand natives are also sometimes said to drawl. The word probably stems from the Dutch dralen, "delay" or "linger." WORD FAMILYdrawl: drawled, drawler, drawling, drawls+/drawler: drawlers USAGE EXAMPLES“Welcome,” he said in that unmistakable southern drawl. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) Former Exxon executives noted that he even fit the mold of a Texas oilman — physically imposing, with a resonant voice and a drawl. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) “I saved you,” he muttered in his drawl, drawing laughter. Washington Post(Dec 04, 2016) 1n a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels Hyper accent, speech pattern distinctive manner of oral expression 2v lengthen and slow down or draw out drawl one's vowels Hyper articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
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