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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++drawl /drɔːl $ drɒːl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  SAYto speak slowly, with vowel sounds that are longer than usual 〔拉长元音〕慢吞吞地说 ‘Can’t do that, ’ he drawled languidly. 不能那样做。他懒洋洋地拖着长音。drawl noun [singular] ‘What you got there?’ he asked in a slow Texan drawl. 那是什么东西?他带着得克萨斯拖腔慢悠悠地问道。→ See Verb tableOrigin drawl (1500-1600) Probably from → DRAW1
drawl verbChinese
to with sounds Corpus that speak vowel slowly,


drawl
drawl /drɔːl $ drɒːl/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Probably from draw1
to speak slowly, with vowel sounds that are longer than usual:
    ‘Can’t do that,’ he drawled languidly.
—drawl noun [singular]:
    ‘What you got there?’ he asked in a slow Texan drawl.


drawlBrE /drɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /drɔːl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they drawl BrE /drɔːl/ 🔊 NAmE /drɔːl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it drawls BrE /drɔːlz/ 🔊 NAmE /drɔːlz/ 🔊past simple drawled BrE /drɔːld/ 🔊 NAmE /drɔːld/ 🔊past participle drawled BrE /drɔːld/ 🔊 NAmE /drɔːld/ 🔊 -ing form drawling BrE /ˈdrɔːlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdrɔːlɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] + speech | ~ (sth) to speak or say sth slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual (拉长调子)慢吞吞地说'Hi there!' she drawled lazily. “喂,你好!” 她拖着长腔懒洋洋地说。🔊🔊He had a smooth drawling voice. 他说起话来油嘴滑舌,带着拖腔。🔊🔊 drawl noun [singular] She spoke in a slow southern drawl. 她带着南方的拖腔慢条斯理地讲话。🔊🔊