| 释义 |
drawl
I. \ˈdrȯl\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably freq. of draw (I)
intransitive verb
1. : to speak slowly especially as a matter of habit with vowels greatly prolonged so that vowels monophthongal in other styles of speech are often diphthongized (as in bin, web, bad, knob, talk, good)
2. archaic : to move slowly : loiter
transitive verb
1. : to utter in a slow lengthened tone
< drawled out the hymn >
2. archaic : to cause to pass or move sluggishly : drag out
• drawl·er \-lə(r)\ noun -s
II. noun
(-s)
: a drawling manner of speaking; often : something spoken in a drawling manner |