protracted
英 [prəˈtræk.tɪd]
美 [prəˈtræk.tɪd]
- adj. 拖延的
- v. 拖延;绘制;伸展(protract的过去分词)
1、pro- "forward" + tract- + -ed.
2、字面意思为:draw forward, prolong.
- 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. The struggle would be bitter and protracted.
- 斗争将会艰苦而漫长。
- 3. The war was protracted for four years.
- 战争拖延了四年.
- 4. We won victory through protracted struggle.
- 经过长期的斗争,我们取得了胜利.
- 5. The cat protracted its paws.
- 猫伸出了爪子.