Wordiyoprotracted
🇬🇧 UK/prə'træktid/🇺🇸 US/prәu'træktid/
B1
Definitions
adj.
Lasting for a long time, especially longer than expected or necessary.
延长的；旷日持久的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.protracted conflict旷日持久的冲突
- 2.protracted negotiations漫长的谈判
- 3.protracted illness长期病患
- 4.protracted legal battle旷日持久的法律纠纷
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two nations finally reached a peace agreement after a protracted war.
- 2.
She endured a protracted legal battle to reclaim her inheritance.
- 3.
The protracted negotiations left both sides exhausted and frustrated.