英語短語：Long-drawn-out 冗長拖沓

合成形容詞 “long-drawn-out” 的意思是 “過程或事件耗時過久，冗長的”，也就是 “拖拖拉拉，拖泥帶水”，常暗示此事讓人感到沮喪和無聊。


例句

It was such a long-drawn-out film that I fell asleep. Nothing seemed to happen and I was so bored.
這部電影拖拖拉拉，我都睡著了。沒什么劇情，悶壞我了。

The new CEO gave such a long-drawn-out speech that some people started to leave.
新的首席執(zhí)行官做了一次冗長的演講，有人開始離場了。

The negotiations between the two countries became a long-drawn-out process as neither side could agree.
兩國之間的談判歷時漫長，因為雙方都無法達成一致。