drawl
/drɔːl/ (bre, ipa) · /drɔːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdrȯl/ (ame, mw) · /drɑːl/ (ame, ipa)
drawl — noun
1. A slow style of speaking in which vowels are stretched out and the edges between
A slow style of speaking in which vowels are stretched out and the edges between words become soft and unclear.
The old rancher spoke with a warm Southern drawl that made every story feel unhurried.
Southern drawl — common collocation for regional US speech
Anita's soft Louisiana drawl was so strong that her classmates in Chicago often asked her to repeat herself.
Sheriff Dawson's slow drawl gave his warnings an oddly gentle tone, even when he was serious.
文法句型
a + drawl
possessive + drawl
用法筆記
Usually countable but rarely used in plural. The word often carries a positive or neutral connotation, suggesting a relaxed or regional speech style rather than a speech disorder.
常見錯誤
drawl — verb
- drawlpresent simple I / you / we / they
- drawls3rd person singular
- drawling-ing form
- drawledpast simple
1. To speak with drawn-out vowels and a relaxed rhythm, often in a way that is typi
To speak with drawn-out vowels and a relaxed rhythm, often in a way that is typical of a particular region — for example, a person from the southern United States drawling a greeting.
"Well, I reckon we got time for one more song," the guitarist drawled into the microphone with a lazy grin.
drawled + direct speech — reporting verb with quoted dialogue
Dr. Okafor drawled his instructions so slowly that the students wrote down every word without rushing.
The tour guide drawled a long story about the plantation while the group fanned themselves in the heat.
- drone
More negative — implies boring, monotonous speech; drawl can be pleasant or neutral.
- speak slowly
Neutral and factual; drawl adds a melodic, regional quality.
- clip
To speak in short, crisp sounds with no vowel lengthening; the opposite vocal quality.
文法句型
drawl + something
drawl + speech
drawl + that-clause
用法筆記
Commonly used as a reporting verb with direct speech ("…," he drawled). The verb is most often intransitive; when transitive, the object is typically words or a phrase spoken slowly.