Noun:
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a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
Verb:
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lengthen and slow down or draw out;
"drawl one's vowels"
用作动词 (v.)
- He drawled a greeting to her.
他慢吞吞地对她说声问候。
- She drawled in that slow, lazy style of hers.
她以她那种缓慢的、懒洋洋的方式拖长声调地说话。
用作名词 (n.)
- 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。
- He had a bit of a Southern drawl.
他说话有点南方人慢吞吞拖长音调的口音。