drawl

🇬🇧 UK/drɔ:l/🇺🇸 US/drɒ:l/

GREC2

Definitions

v.

To speak slowly, stretching out vowel sounds

慢吞吞地说；拖长声音说话

n.

A slow manner of speaking with prolonged vowel sounds

拖腔；慢吞吞的说话方式

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

drawlother

=drawl

Common Collocations

1.Southern drawl南方口音
2.speak with a drawl用拖腔说话

Example Sentences

1.
She spoke in a slow Southern drawl that captivated everyone in the room.
2.
The old professor began to drawl his words as he grew tired.

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