drawl

词根词缀:

词根
draw, drag, draft= to pull 拉

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。