| 单词 | protracted |
| 释义 | protracted (once / 1357 pages) adj Something protracted has been drawn out, usually in a tedious way. Protracted things are long and seem like they're never going to end. Anything protracted is lasting longer than you would like. A speech that seems to go on forever is protracted. If an employer and a union can't reach an agreement, there could be a protracted strike. Before a movie, the previews are almost always protracted — they never seem to stop. If something is long and annoying, and there's no good reason it couldn't be shorter, it's protracted. WORD FAMILYprotracted: protractedly+/protract: protracted, protracting, protraction, protracts/protraction: protractions USAGE EXAMPLESWe hope they finally see that treating budget victims with Scrooge-like indifference during protracted political standoffs does the public an incredible injustice. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) These years represented the height of Michael’s commercial success, which at times was marred by a protracted legal dispute with his record company Sony. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) Sometimes these licensing deals are negotiated amicably, and sometimes they’re settled in a protracted legal battle. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) adj relatively long in duration; tediously protracted protracted negotiations Syn drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged long primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified |
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