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

• A protracted period of economic contraction risks the spread of social disorder and political conflict.
  如果经济持续萎缩，我们将面临社会动荡和政治冲突的危险。
• The real cause of fiscal deterioration was the damage wreaked on tax revenues by this protracted slump.
  财政恶化的真正原因是旷日持久的萧条对税收的破坏性影响。
• 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。
• Campaigns of attrition are supplementary but necessary in protracted war.
  战役的消耗战，是辅助的，但也是持久作战所需要的。
• How to conduct protracted war and how to win the final victory?
  怎样进行持久战和怎样争取最后胜利？
• 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。
• The war to China must is a protracted war.
  对中国的战争应坚持持久战。
• They waged a protracted war to rid their land of these aggressors.
  他们进行了长期战争，把这些侵略者赶出国土。
• 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。
• Some are worried that this protracted quiet period is more than just a destocking cycle.
  一些人担心，这一段长时间的平静期不仅仅是一个去库存化周期。