drawl
英 [dr??l]
美[dr?l]
- vi. 慢吞吞地說
- vt. 慢吞吞地說
- n. 慢吞吞拉長(zhǎng)調(diào)子的說話方式
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?drawls;過去式:?drawled;過去分詞:?drawled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?drawling;
助記提示
1. apparently an intensive of the root of draw.
2. 尾部附加的字母l，就像是拖著的一條長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的尾巴，形象地比喻了、說明了說話的方式。
3. -awl, -rawl 表示那種爬行、拖動(dòng)、拖行、蔓延、延伸這類含義：crawl, drawl, sprawl, trawl, scrawl.
2. 尾部附加的字母l，就像是拖著的一條長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的尾巴，形象地比喻了、說明了說話的方式。
3. -awl, -rawl 表示那種爬行、拖動(dòng)、拖行、蔓延、延伸這類含義：crawl, drawl, sprawl, trawl, scrawl.
中文詞源
drawl 拉長(zhǎng)語調(diào)
來自draw, 拉。拉長(zhǎng)語調(diào)音。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Mr. Peter spoke in a soft drawl.
- 彼得先生說話聲音輕柔而緩慢.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. His mother was speaking with a slight drawl.
- 他母親說話的聲音稍稍拖長(zhǎng)一下.
來自辭典例句
- 3. She speaks with a Southern drawl.
- 她講話帶著美國(guó)南方人慢吞吞的拉長(zhǎng)調(diào)子的語氣.
來自辭典例句
- 4. By far the most talked - about speech characteristic of Southerners is their drawl.
- 人們最常提到南方人的說話特點(diǎn)還是他們拉長(zhǎng)母音,慢慢說話的態(tài)度.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Virginia accent differs distinctly from the slow drawl of South Carolina.
- 維吉尼亞州的口音就明顯地與南卡羅來那州的緩慢、拖尾音之腔調(diào)不同.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)