学个词Learn a Word 第1327期 protracted

　　今天我们要学的词是protracted¹。 Protracted, 长时间的，拖延的。 "President Obama said the protracted struggle between Republicans and Democrats² over raising the U.S. debt ceiling is 'an entirely³ self-inflicted wound' to the economy," 美国总统奥巴马说，共和民主两党就提高美国债务上限问题的长期争执是“美国自己给自己制造的经济创伤”。 "The protracted drought hitting the Horn of Africa is the worst of its kind in 60 years," 席卷非洲之角的长时期旱灾是60年以来最严重的一次。 "The protracted Libyan crisis has increased the regional instability in North Africa," 利比亚的长期冲突加剧了北非地区的区域不稳定性。好的， 今天我们学习的词是protracted...

1 protracted   

adj.拖延的；延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。