protracted

🇬🇧/prəˈtræktɪd/ 🇺🇸/prəˈtræktɪdˌproʊˈtræktɪd/
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Something, usually something unpleasant, that is protracted lasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped. 拖拉的

adjective [原级] 拖延的

However, after protracted negotiations Ogden got the deal he wanted. 然而,经过拖拉的谈判,奥格登还是得到了他想要的那笔交易。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 拖延;绘制;伸展(protract 的过去分词)

The protracted nature of the commencement speech did not sit well with the restless group of recent graduates. 毕业典礼演讲的时间太长,让这群焦躁不安的应届毕业生很不舒服。

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Experts suggest neither side wants a protracted conflict. 专家表明任何一方都想拖延冲突。
...a protracted civil war. …一场旷日持久的内战。