drawl

英 [drɔːl] 美 [drɔl]
  • vi. 慢吞吞地说
  • vt. 慢吞吞地说
  • n. 慢吞吞拉长调子的说话方式
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星级词汇:
drawl
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1. apparently an intensive of the root of draw.
2. 尾部附加的字母l,就像是拖着的一条长长的尾巴,形象地比喻了、说明了说话的方式。
3. -awl, -rawl 表示那种爬行、拖动、拖行、蔓延、延伸这类含义:crawl, drawl, sprawl, trawl, scrawl.
drawl 拉长语调

来自draw, 拉。拉长语调音。

drawl (v.)
1590s, perhaps from Middle Dutch dralen, East Frisian draulen "to linger, delay," apparently an intensive of the root of draw (v.). Or else a native formation along the same lines. Related: Drawled; drawling. As a noun from 1760.
1. Mr. Peter spoke in a soft drawl.
彼得先生说话声音轻柔而缓慢.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. His mother was speaking with a slight drawl.
他母亲说话的声音稍稍拖长一下.

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3. She speaks with a Southern drawl.
她讲话带着美国南方人慢吞吞的拉长调子的语气.

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4. By far the most talked - about speech characteristic of Southerners is their drawl.
人们最常提到南方人的说话特点还是他们拉长母音,慢慢说话的态度.

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5. Virginia accent differs distinctly from the slow drawl of South Carolina.
维吉尼亚州的口音就明显地与南卡罗来那州的缓慢、拖尾音之腔调不同.

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