汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 曠日持久
曠日持久 (旷日持久)
protracted (idiom) / long and drawn-out
旷 Waste, delay / Wasted time, dragged on for a long time
多费时日,拖得很久。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

马其顿远未解决与希腊旷日持久的国名纷争。

Macedonia is no closer to settling its longstanding squabble with Greece over its name.

与艾滋病的斗争将会是一场旷日持久的拉锯战。

The fight against AIDS will be a long drawn fight.

第一,中美两国应当携起手来,防止出现旷日持久的全球衰退。

First, the two countries should join forces to prevent a protracted global recession.

旷日持久的广汽与长丰汽车重组一事终于尘埃落定。

After a long time negotiations, the restructuring between GAIG and Changfeng Automobile is finally settled.

夫因循苟且,逸豫(安乐)而无为,可以侥幸一时,而不可以旷日持久

Husband and causes delays, leisure and sensual pleasure (happiness) but not for, you can fluke a time and can not be prolonged.

即便是卡尔·洛夫,小布什两次竞选的“军师”,也认为这个过程过于旷日持久

Even Karl Rove, the mastermind of George Bush junior's two presidential campaigns, thinks the process is too drawn-out.

欧洲两个最易动怒的邻国间一场旷日持久的争吵变得不堪入耳。

A long-running dispute between two of Europe's most prickly neighbours is turning nasty.

欧债危机旷日持久,但欧元区的完整性一直被核心成员国视为神圣不可侵犯。

The integrity of the eurozone has been considered sacrosanct by its core members throughout the long running European sovereign debt crisis.

我的爱情是在友谊这块地基上建起的高楼大厦。它经过了旷日持久的培养才得以开花。

Love was a magnificent building I built on the foundation of friendship. It took time to blossom.

他与日本首相麻生太郎均承诺会“考虑一切可能”,旨在解决两国在四座小岛上旷日持久的领土争端。

He and Taro Aso, his Japanese counterpart, also promised to "study all options" to resolve the two countries' long-running territorial dispute over four islands.