drawl
/drɔːl/ (bre, ipa) · /drɔːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdrȯl/ (ame, mw) · /drɑːl/ (ame, ipa)
drawl — 名詞
1. A slow style of speaking in which vowels are stretched out and the edges between
拖長語調
以拉長母音、含糊字界的方式說話
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.
那位老牧場主人說話帶著溫暖的南方拖長語調，讓每個故事聽起來都從容不迫。
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.
Anita 輕柔的路易斯安那拖腔還是很明顯，她在芝加哥的同學們常常要請她再說一次。
Sheriff Dawson's slow drawl gave his warnings an oddly gentle tone, even when he was serious.
Dawson 警長慢吞吞的拖長語調讓他的警告聽起來出奇地溫和，即使他是在說正經事。
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 — 動詞
- 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
拖長語調說
以拉長母音、節奏緩慢的方式發言
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.
「嗯，我看我們還能再唱一首歌，」吉他手懶洋洋地拖長語調對著麥克風說道。
drawled + direct speech — reporting verb with quoted dialogue
Dr. Okafor drawled his instructions so slowly that the students wrote down every word without rushing.
Okafor 博士以極慢的拖長語調講解，學生們從容地把每個字都記了下來。
The tour guide drawled a long story about the plantation while the group fanned themselves in the heat.
導遊拖長語調講著關於那座莊園的故事，團員們則在炎熱中搧著風。
- 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.