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protracted adj.<书>延长的；拖延的 (1) 亚洲股市因担心延长的衰退而下跌。(2) 他们已作好长期争斗的准备。 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.

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英 [prə'træktɪd] 美 [prə'træktɪd] (1) Asian markets stumbled overnight amid fears of a protracted recession.(2) They've set the stage for a protracted struggle. Something protracted has been drawn out, usually in a tedious way. Protracted things are long and seem like they're never going to end. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]延长的；拖延的；持久的 Something, usually something unpleasant, that is protracted lasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped.   [FORMAL 正式]After protracted negotiations, Ogden got the deal he wanted...经过长时间的谈判，奥格登得到了他想要的那笔生意。...a protracted civil war...持久的内战The struggle would be bitter and protracted.斗争将会艰苦而漫长。

英语单词	protracted
英美音标	英 [prə'træktɪd] 美 [prə'træktɪd]
中文释义	adj.<书>延长的；拖延的
英语例句	(1) Asian markets stumbled overnight amid fears of a protracted recession. (2) They've set the stage for a protracted struggle.
中文例句	(1) 亚洲股市因担心延长的衰退而下跌。 (2) 他们已作好长期争斗的准备。
vocabulary简明	Something protracted has been drawn out, usually in a tedious way. Protracted things are long and seem like they're never going to end.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]延长的；拖延的；持久的 Something, usually something unpleasant, that is protracted lasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped. [FORMAL 正式] After protracted negotiations, Ogden got the deal he wanted... 经过长时间的谈判，奥格登得到了他想要的那笔生意。 ...a protracted civil war... 持久的内战 The struggle would be bitter and protracted. 斗争将会艰苦而漫长。

Protracted Long Longer 英 Prə'Træktɪd] 美 Prə'Træktɪd Adj.<书>延长的；拖延的 Asian