protracted

英 [prəˈtræktɪd]

美 [prəˈtræktɪd]

adj.  延长的; 拖延的; 持久的

过去分词：protracted　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11329 / COCA.11768

牛津词典

adj.

• 延长的；拖延的；持久的
  lasting longer than expected or longer than usual
  1. protracted delays/disputes/negotiations
     持久的延误 / 争论 / 谈判

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 延长的；拖延的；持久的
  Something, usually something unpleasant, that isprotractedlasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a protracted civil war...
     持久的内战
  3. The struggle would be bitter and protracted.
     斗争将会艰苦而漫长。

英英释义

adj

• relatively long in duration
  1. a drawn-out argument
  2. an extended discussion
  3. a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
  4. a prolonged and bitter struggle
  5. protracted negotiations
  Synonym:drawn-outextendedlengthyprolonged

双语例句

• The struggle would be bitter and protracted.
  斗争将会艰苦而漫长。
• The two men joke that during the protracted negotiations they saw each other more often than their wives.
  这两个人开玩笑地说，在旷日持久的谈判中，他们看到彼此的时间超过了各自与妻子相处的时间。
• A mythical historical narrative to justify the case for such a protracted war is already being articulated.
  为证明这场旷日持久的战争的合理性，有人已经采用了一种神话般的历史叙事方式。
• But no Western government has the stomach for a protracted land war in the Balkans.
  可是没有任何西方政府对在巴尔干进行旷日持久的地面战争有胃口。
• But a protracted high level of unemployment will have a huge impact on future policy discussions.
  但一个旷日持久的高失业水平将会有很大地影响到对未来政策的讨论。
• This trend also provides a basis for our ability to fight a protracted war and win final victory.
  这个方面，又给予我们以能够持久和最后胜利的根据。
• It is thus obvious that the war is protracted and consequently ruthless in nature.
  （三九）样看来，战争的长期性和随之而来的残酷性，是明显的。
• There exist the contradictions between temporality and protracted nature and between locality and entirety for development of productivity.
  生产力的发展还存在暂时性与长期性，局部性和整体性的矛盾；
• Production for self-support is the outcome of our country's protracted guerrilla war and this is our glory.
  这是我们中国长期游击战争的产物，这是我们的光荣。
• Given a protracted war, the problem of consolidating and expanding base areas constantly arises for every guerrilla unit.
  只要是长期战争，根据地的巩固和发展的问题，是每个游击队经常发生的问题。