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Definition of long-drawn in English: long-drawn(also long-drawn-out) adjective Continuing for a long time, especially for longer than is necessary. 长期的，超长的 long-drawn-out negotiations 旷日持久的谈判。 Example sentencesExamples - We have fought long-drawn battles against the Water Authority exploiting consumers in the name of water-meters.
- The battle for gender justice has been a long-drawn struggle.
- The serials are so convoluted and long-drawn-out that even if some of the evil people get punished, it may happen towards the end of the serial.
- Ron's parents separate and initiate a bitter and long-drawn-out divorce.
- All I can say in favor of this dance is that it is less hermetic and long-drawn-out than your typical Neumeier effort and that, for once, the choreographer isn't leaning on Mahler or Bach.
- We've talked about what I can do about it, but it would be a long-drawn-out, expensive scenario.
- The next meet brings in legal experts so that the elderly can thrash out the problems they have when faced with complicated, long-drawn lawsuits.
- Inventory reduction is a long-drawn-out and painful affair.
- Some of the world's most bitter and long-drawn battles have been fought, not between two religions, but between two sects of the same religion!
- This time there were some terribly long-drawn-out negotiations beforehand about where we could eat.
- Moreover, she remembers my abortive but long-drawn-out attempt to learn standard Chinese after I started my job.
- In particular, imported foodstuffs from the Americas, Australia, and eastern Europe caused a long-drawn-out depression in agricultural prices, which in turn affected industry.
- This could be a long-drawn-out affair, if that's what it takes.
- I'm inclined to think not - there truly were some heart-stopping moments and long-drawn-out frustrations.
- A long-drawn bugle-note is the signal for the bull to be released from its pen.
- In 1812, with the long-drawn-out war against Napoleonic France still being waged both at sea and on land, Portsmouth was a busy, various, but generally unlovely town.
- Nothing could be worse for city residents than a long-drawn-out wrangle swallowing up a bridge.
- Every morning at daybreak we would hear hauntingly long-drawn fluid birdcalls.
- Last year's long-drawn-out pay dispute and strike action has left many Wiltshire firefighters with a bitter aftertaste.
- Finally, the commission must confront, and finally put an end to, the long-drawn-out, sterile and energy-sapping ‘debate’ that revolves around the so-called high arts and Scottish traditional culture.
Synonyms prolonged, protracted, lengthy, lasting, long-lasting, marathon, overlong, extended, drawn-out, spun-out, dragged-out, dragging, time-consuming, seemingly endless, lingering, interminable
Definition of long-drawn in US English: long-drawn(also long-drawn-out) adjectiveˈlôNGˌdränˈlɔŋˌdrɑn Continuing for a long time, especially for longer than is necessary. 长期的，超长的 long-drawn-out negotiations 旷日持久的谈判。 Example sentencesExamples - Last year's long-drawn-out pay dispute and strike action has left many Wiltshire firefighters with a bitter aftertaste.
- The next meet brings in legal experts so that the elderly can thrash out the problems they have when faced with complicated, long-drawn lawsuits.
- The serials are so convoluted and long-drawn-out that even if some of the evil people get punished, it may happen towards the end of the serial.
- I'm inclined to think not - there truly were some heart-stopping moments and long-drawn-out frustrations.
- In particular, imported foodstuffs from the Americas, Australia, and eastern Europe caused a long-drawn-out depression in agricultural prices, which in turn affected industry.
- Some of the world's most bitter and long-drawn battles have been fought, not between two religions, but between two sects of the same religion!
- Moreover, she remembers my abortive but long-drawn-out attempt to learn standard Chinese after I started my job.
- Nothing could be worse for city residents than a long-drawn-out wrangle swallowing up a bridge.
- Ron's parents separate and initiate a bitter and long-drawn-out divorce.
- We've talked about what I can do about it, but it would be a long-drawn-out, expensive scenario.
- A long-drawn bugle-note is the signal for the bull to be released from its pen.
- All I can say in favor of this dance is that it is less hermetic and long-drawn-out than your typical Neumeier effort and that, for once, the choreographer isn't leaning on Mahler or Bach.
- Every morning at daybreak we would hear hauntingly long-drawn fluid birdcalls.
- The battle for gender justice has been a long-drawn struggle.
- Finally, the commission must confront, and finally put an end to, the long-drawn-out, sterile and energy-sapping ‘debate’ that revolves around the so-called high arts and Scottish traditional culture.
- We have fought long-drawn battles against the Water Authority exploiting consumers in the name of water-meters.
- In 1812, with the long-drawn-out war against Napoleonic France still being waged both at sea and on land, Portsmouth was a busy, various, but generally unlovely town.
- Inventory reduction is a long-drawn-out and painful affair.
- This could be a long-drawn-out affair, if that's what it takes.
- This time there were some terribly long-drawn-out negotiations beforehand about where we could eat.
Synonyms prolonged, protracted, lengthy, lasting, long-lasting, marathon, overlong, extended, drawn-out, spun-out, dragged-out, dragging, time-consuming, seemingly endless, lingering, interminable
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