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protracted + noun
protracted 常修饰 negotiations、war、illness 等抽象名词，强调持续时间超出预期。
The dispute led to protracted negotiations.
这场争端导致了旷日持久的谈判。
旷日持久的；延长的
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旷日持久的；延长的
lasting longer than expected or usual; prolonged
The dispute led to protracted negotiations.
这场争端导致了旷日持久的谈判。
持久的；比预期或通常时间更长的
Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
持续很久的; 冗长乏味的
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
The protracted negotiations finally ended after months of talks.
经过数月会谈，这场拖延已久的谈判终于结束。
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A protracted illness kept him away from work for the whole year.
一场迁延不愈的疾病让他一年都没能上班。
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The team prepared for a protracted struggle, so they stocked up on supplies.
小队为旷日持久的斗争做了准备，因此储备了物资。
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protracted negotiations
旷日持久的谈判
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protracted 常修饰 negotiations、war、illness 等抽象名词，强调持续时间超出预期。
The dispute led to protracted negotiations.
这场争端导致了旷日持久的谈判。
该结构强调一段漫长且令人疲惫的时期。
The country endured a protracted period of economic decline.
这个国家经历了长期的经济衰退。
remain protracted 表示状态持续，常用于新闻报道。
The negotiations remain protracted despite the ceasefire.
尽管有停火协议，谈判依然进展缓慢。
Not this
The meeting protracted for three hours.
Use this
The meeting was protracted for three hours.
protracted 是形容词（意为“拖延的、持久的”），其动词原形是 protract。表示“会议被延长”时要用被动结构 was protracted，不能把形容词直接用作动词。
Not this
He is a protracted person who always postpones work.
Use this
He is a procrastinating person who always postpones work.
protracted 形容事件、过程等持续很久，不能用来形容人的性格或行为习惯；形容“拖延的人”应用 procrastinating（动词 procrastinate 的现在分词形式）。
Not this
The flight was protracted due to heavy fog.
Use this
The flight was delayed due to heavy fog.
protracted 指时间被拉长、旷日持久，不表示具体安排被推迟或延期；航班因大雾晚点应用 delayed。
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旷日持久的谈判
The two countries finally ended their protracted negotiations with a trade agreement.
两国最终以一项贸易协定结束了旷日持久的谈判。
长期的疾病；久治不愈的病
His protracted illness left him too weak to return to work.
长期的疾病使他虚弱得无法回去工作。
持久战；旷日持久的战争
The protracted war drained the country's resources.
这场旷日持久的战争耗尽了国家的资源。
长期争端；久拖不决的纠纷
The protracted dispute over the border has resisted every attempt at mediation.
这场关于边界的长期争端使所有调解尝试都失败了。
漫长的过程
Becoming a citizen can be a protracted process.
成为公民可能是一个漫长的过程。
旷日持久的法律诉讼
After a protracted legal battle, the family finally received compensation.
经过一场旷日持久的法律诉讼，这家人终于得到了赔偿。
从未有一个国家因旷日持久的战争而受益。
This is a key maxim from Sun Tzu's classic military treatise 'The Art of War', often quoted to emphasize the dangers of long wars.
这是孙子《孙子兵法》中的一句重要格言，常被引用来强调长期战争的危害。
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联想：protracted 里有 tract（拉，如 tractor 拖拉机），pro（向前）→ 时间被拖拉机向前拉，拖得很久、旷日持久。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reports、academic texts “protracted” 多用于正式语境，如新闻报道、学术写作或官方文件，表示持续时间比预期长，常带有负面或严肃的意味。口语中较少使用，更常见的替代词是 “long” 或 “prolonged”。
All these words end in the same stressed sound /æktɪd/ and rhyme with protracted. Beware lookalikes like protected /prəˈtektɪd/ and protruded /proʊˈtruːdɪd/, which look similar but have different vowel sounds.
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