| 单词 | drawn-out |
| 释义 | drawn-out (once / 17721 pages) adj WORD FAMILY drawn-out USAGE EXAMPLESWhile Takata still faces drawn-out legal battles, including a class-action lawsuit, it would no longer be under the cloud of a government investigation. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) The lawsuit announced on Thursday is rare for big banks, which typically settle with the government rather than risk drawn-out litigation and a possible trial. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) No subtlety or pussyfooting around here; we soon learn that the mother is fatally ill and in the midst of a drawn-out death. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj relatively long in duration; tediously protracted a drawn-out argument Syn extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted long primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified 2adj (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels Syn slow not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time |
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