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
词态变化
第三人称单数: drawls;过去式: drawled;过去分词: drawled;现在分词: drawling;助记提示
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.中文词源
drawl 拉长语调来自draw, 拉。拉长语调音。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 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.
来自互联网
- 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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