drawl
词根词缀:
drag v. 拖,拽
draggy adj. 拖拉的
drag 拉 + g + y …的 → 拖拉的
drawback n. 障碍;缺点
draw 拉 + back 后面 →〔把人〕向后拉 → 缺点
drawl v. 拉长语调说话
draw 拉 + l → 拉长语调说话
overdraft n. 透支
over 过度 + draft 拉 → 从银行拿出了过多的钱 → 透支
withdraw v. 撤回
with 相反 + draw 拉 → 向后拉 → 撤回
数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句:
"Good morning," she cried, in her sweet, affected drawl," isn't it cold?"
“早晨好,”她以悦耳的嗓音,故意拖腔带调地大声说道,“今天很冷,是吧?”
My father is a soft touch; soft light; a soft rain; a soft Southern drawl; soft brown eyes; a soft glance.
我爸爸是个心地柔软的人;柔和的灯光;柔和、拖拉的南方话;顺从、谄媚的眼神;温柔的一瞥。
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl.
一听到她拖着南方长音,我就会被撕扯。
When asked to recall the objects and which voice they preferred, the deep drawl came up trumps, in both memory and attractiveness.
当被要求回忆物品和被问到哪个嗓音更喜欢时,女士们的回答显示,不管是在帮助记忆还是在吸引力方面,慢吞吞的低沉嗓音都更胜一筹。
He was complaining in his Montana cowboy's drawl.
他用蒙大拿州牛仔惯有的那种慢吞吞的语调在抱怨。
She speaks with a Southern drawl.
她讲话带着美国南方人慢吞吞的拉长调子的语气。