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
持久的；比预期或通常时间更长的；持续很久的; 冗长乏味的；拖延的
lasting longer than expected or usual; prolonged
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。
用法提示：protracted 作形容词，表示‘拖延的、持久的’，修饰 negotiations。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示：protracted 描述 illness 持续时间很长，作定语。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示：protracted 作定语修饰 struggle，强调过程漫长。
AI contextual example
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。
较中性，强调时间延长，语气不如 protracted 消极。
还可指空间扩大；用于时间时比 protracted 更客观，无明显负面色彩。
常用于讲话、文章等，强调长而令人疲倦，与 protracted 正式程度相近。
较口语化，强调因缓慢或反复而冗长，比 protracted 更突出不快之感。
grammar · medium
易错句子The meeting protracted for three hours.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a protracted person who always postpones work.
正确表达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）。
grammar · medium
易错句子The flight was protracted due to heavy fog.
正确表达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。
针对protracted"拖延的/旷日持久的"之义，指时间短促；brief侧重持续期短，与protracted强调远超预期形成对比。
针对protracted"延长的"之义，指时间或长度上不及预期；short较brief更通用，可形容时间或空间。
针对protracted"持久延续的"之义，指存在或持续时间很短；short-lived强调转瞬即逝，与protracted的漫长相对。
protracted 暗含‘拖得过久、令人不耐烦’的消极语气；prolonged 是中性词，常接表示时间段的词，如 prolonged exposure、prolonged stay。
extended 既可指时间也可指空间或范围的扩大，如加长版、延长保修；protracted 只强调时间被拉长且往往超乎预期。
lengthy 仅表示‘很长’，不带‘被拖延’或‘令人厌烦’的意味；protracted 则强调事情被人为或被动地拖长了。
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。
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前缀 pro-（向前）+ 词根 tract（拉）+ 后缀 -ed（形容词后缀）。同前缀词：proceed, promote；同根词：attract, extract, contract。
常与 protracted 搭配，指持续很久、进展艰难的谈判。
protracted war 指旷日持久的战争，强调时间漫长。
protracted illness 指病程拖得很长的疾病，使人长期虚弱。
protracted dispute 指长期未能解决的争端或纠纷。
protracted litigation 指拖延很久的法律诉讼，费时费力。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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。