Lingaku- protracted (idiom)
- long and drawn-out
Generated definitions (experimental)
- protracted (idiom)
This phrase is used to describe situations or events that are extended over an unusually long period of time, emphasizing the tediousness or weariness that often accompanies such duration.
This protracted war has left people feeling utterly exhausted.
The discussion on this issue has been protracted, and everyone is feeling bored.
Generated collocations (experimental)
kuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久protractedkuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久de的zhàn zhēng战争a long and drawn-out warkuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久de的tán pàn谈判protracted negotiationskuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久de的zhēng lùn争论a long and drawn-out debatekuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久de的dòu zhēng斗争protracted strugglekuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久de的děng dài等待a long and drawn-out waitkuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久de的guò chéng过程a long and drawn-out processkuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久de的tǎo lùn讨论protracted discussionskuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久de的zhèng zhì政治zhēng dòu争斗protracted political conflictkuàng rì chí jiǔ旷日持久de的fǎ lǜ法律sù sòng诉讼a long and drawn-out legal battle