He
protracted the meeting by an hour, discussing irrelevant details.
他延长了会议一个小时，讨论无关紧要的细节。
The pianist's fingers danced across the keys, producing a prolonged and beautiful melody.
钢琴家的手指在琴键上跳跃，演奏出悠长而动听的旋律。
The surgery was a
protracted affair, taking several hours to complete.
手术过程漫长，花了几个小时才完成。
The negotiations were
protracted, with both sides refusing to budge on their positions.
谈判持续了很长时间，双方都不肯让步。
The sunset was
protracted, painting the sky with a vibrant palette of colors.
日落漫长而绚丽，将天空染成了一幅生动的色彩画卷。
His recovery from the illness was
protracted, requiring patience and constant care.
他的康复过程漫长，需要耐心和持续的照料。
She took her time, protracting the moment before making a decision.
她不急于做决定，故意延长了思考的时间。
The author's novel had a
protracted climax that kept readers on the edge of their seats.
作者的小说高潮部分冗长，让人紧张不已。
The teacher
protracted the class by telling a long anecdote about her travels.
老师通过讲述一个冗长的旅行故事来延长课堂时间。
The legal battle between the two companies was
protracted and costly.
这两家公司之间的法律纠纷旷日持久且代价巨大。
Despite the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, the growth of the BRI continues to demonstrate strong resilience and vitality, injecting robust impetus into global openness and cooperation, Wei said.
魏说，尽管新冠肺炎疫情旷日持久，但“一带一路”倡议的发展继续展现出强大的韧性和活力，为全球开放与合作注入了强劲动力。
BEIJING－Despite the protracted COVID-19 pandemic and increasingly complex global environment, foreign companies are casting a vote of confidence in the Chinese economy as they continue to see opportunities amid the country's opening-up efforts.
北京——尽管新冠肺炎疫情旷日持久，全球环境日益复杂，但外国公司仍在对中国经济投下信任票，因为它们继续在中国的开放努力中看到机会。
Such moves will further disrupt global supply chains, which are already struggling with a protracted semiconductor supply crunch, experts said.
专家表示，这些举措将进一步扰乱全球供应链，这些供应链已经在与旷日持久的半导体供应紧缩作斗争。
A protracted antitrust case in the United States against a Hebei province-based vitamin C producer has finally ended in victory for the Chinese company after nearly 17 years, signaling far-reaching implications for the nation's companies operating overseas, experts and business leaders said on Monday.
历时近17年，中国河北省一家维生素C生产商在美国的反垄断诉讼案最终获胜。专家和商界领袖周一表示，此案对中国在海外运营的公司具有深远影响。
China Tower, the world's largest telecommunications tower operator, got off to a muted start on its first day of trading in Hong Kong, replicating the ill-timed debuts of companies like Ping An Good Doctor and Xiaomi as the protracted Sino-US trade friction continued to affect on market sentiment.
For another, protracted geopolitical conflicts and even outright wars appear possible.
"There remains the likelihood of a protracted recovery in the real estate sector and persistently tepid external demand.
The National Bureau of Statistics said services, retail sales and industrial production sped up year-on-year in October, but fixed-asset investment decelerated amid protracted property sector weakness, with more large and medium-sized cities reporting dips in home prices over September.
However, risks still persist, the report said, citing the Russia-Ukraine conflict which could stoke renewed spikes in commodity prices and global inflation and induce further monetary tightening if protracted or escalated.
At present, the country's property sector has begun to emerge from a protracted slump, supported by wide-ranging policies, it said.
Higher-than-expected inflation in 2023 or protracted inflation persistence could exacerbate cost-of-living pressures and worsen the growth outlook.
Despite the protracted COVID-19 pandemic and complicated international situation, the development of the BRI continues to demonstrate strong resilience and vitality, injecting dynamic impetus into global openness, cooperation and economic recovery, said Feng Yaoxiang, head of the trade and investment promotion department at the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Beijing.
He said that with the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, the sluggish global economic recovery, complex and severe international situation, and global development suffering from disruptions, BRICS countries－as a positive, inspiring and constructive force to promote steady global recovery－should enhance cooperation and coordination to maintain the sound operation of the international economic and financial system and improve the global economic governance system and rules, according to a statement released after the meeting.
He said that with the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, the sluggish global economic recovery, a complex and severe international situation, and global development suffering from disruptions, BRICS countries, as a positive, inspiring and constructive force to promote steady global recovery, should enhance cooperation and coordination to maintain sound operation of the international economic and financial system and improve global economic governance systems and rules, according to a statement released after the meeting.
"Despite the protracted COVID-19 pandemic and complicated international situation, the building of the Belt and Road Initiative continues to demonstrate strong resilience and vitality, injecting strong impetus into global openness and cooperation and world economic recovery," Sheng said.
Hit by the protracted epidemic, the company suffered a sharp decline in revenue in the first quarter.
The Canton Fair being held online for the fifth time demonstrates China's unswerving resolve to stabilize global industrial and supply chains as it further embraces the digital economy amid the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, said Zhang Yongjun, deputy chief economist at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges in Beijing.
- Despite the protracted pandemic and increasingly complex global environment, foreign companies are casting a vote of confidence in the Chinese economy as they continue to see opportunities amid the country's opening-up efforts.
China is expected to see 8.1 percent economic growth this year, as solid export performance and increased fiscal support in the second half will offset a more protracted recovery in household consumption, said economists at the Asian Development Bank.
"We would expect a more protracted recovery in household consumption (in China), while at the same time, this would be compensated by higher infrastructure investment and ongoing good export performance," said Dominik Peschel, head of the economics unit for the ADB resident mission in China.
Targeted policy measures this year set to boost long-term economic momentumStrengthening the sustainability and resilience of development amid protracted uncertainties will be a key focus of China's economic policies this year, officials and experts said.
"A more protracted global recovery will weigh on confidence while muting external demand," he said.
Their recovery is forecasted to be more protracted.
Cross-cycle macro adjustments will be improved, with better designs of policy direction, focus, strength and pace, he said, adding that the country must properly counter the protracted challenges in the next five years.
Second, the Chinese corporate sector overall has not fallen into a protracted process of deleveraging, which differs from the character label of a balance sheet recession.
The loss will come amid a protracted sales downtrend in China's property market, a decline in the gross profit margins of listed real estate companies and a fluctuating foreign exchange market, Country Garden said in its filing.
China's logistics sector, reeling from the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, is eyeing a stepped-up rebound as the government's supportive policies gradually take effect and more favorable policies follow.
Scaled-up policy supportFor Li Laibin, owner of a medium-sized textile company in Nantong city of Jiangsu province, 2022 is a challenging year due to the protracted impact of COVID-19 and price hikes in raw materials.
Moreover, rather than cementing US semiconductor dominance, such moves will further deteriorate global protracted chip supply woes, which eventually will bite back on US companies.
The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined the role of accounting professionals, increasing their say in corporate decision-making, as sustainable business development has become more important than ever amid protracted uncertainties, said one of the world's biggest professional accounting bodies.
全球最大的专业会计机构之一表示，COVID-19疫情重塑了会计专业人士的角色，增强了他们在企业决策中的话语权，因为在长期不确定的环境下，可持续的业务发展变得比以往任何时候都更加重要。
Video-streaming services unspool profits as picture turns hazy for virus-hit cinemasChina's cinemas may be fearing bankruptcy due to protracted COVID-19-related lockdown restrictions, but businesses offering online entertainment are upbeat about the future.
"Signs of upturn are still fragile," he said, citing that lackluster investment and the shortened payroll of the manufacturing sector pointed to protracted pressure faced by the sector amid domestic downside risks and external uncertainties.
NA LI / CHINA DAILYWhile Canada may face a protracted trade war with the United States, its apparel and textile sector is getting a boost from Chinese partners.
"It (the Series A round) marks the first victory we have ever gained in our battle for survival in the protracted autonomous driving race," said Haomao Chairman Zhang Kai.
In its lawsuit, filed earlier this month, GM said the automakers had held "protracted discussions "over the matter but failed to resolve the dispute.
Such requirements ignore normal business principles, and force US chip-making companies to limit their presence in China, which will lower the operational efficiency of the global semiconductor chain, exacerbate the protracted chip supply shortage for cars, and more importantly, run counter to the companies' tangible benefits, Zhong said.
钟表示，此类要求忽视了正常的商业原则，迫使美国芯片制造企业缩减在中国的业务规模，这将降低全球半导体产业链的运营效率，加剧汽车芯片供应长期短缺的问题，更重要的是，这与这些企业的实际利益背道而驰。
BEIJING－This year is another challenging one for textile company owner Rong Juchuan, who faces the protracted impact of COVID-19.
北京——对于纺织公司老板荣举川来说，今年是又一个充满挑战的一年，他正面临着新冠疫情的持续影响。
It is a protracted battle that needs long-term, consistent inputs, and this is just the starting point.
China and the US have borne more and more costs of the protracted trade frictions, with pressure on both sides to come to a deal that could prevent more damage to the two economies, Hu added.
For instance, the protracted Russia-Ukraine tensions have been taking a heavy toll on commodity prices.
In the year that was, the protracted geopolitical tensions in Europe had pushed up energy prices and caused a global food shortage.
Experts warned that the economy faces multiple cyclical and structural headwinds, saying recessions across key advanced economies, a downturn in the global manufacturing cycle, and a protracted domestic real estate correction will weigh on China's near-term outlook.
For homebuyers who have difficulty in repaying mortgage loans and suffer protracted delays in the delivery of presold homes, banks could allow them to defer principal and interest repayments.
Wang said that, despite a protracted pandemic, complex external circumstances and the volatile global financial market, China will continue to coordinate COVID-19 prevention and economic development, with its strong economic resilience and sound fundamentals unchanged, which will help to stabilize the country's forex reserves.
The protracted uncertainties have propelled the string of secondary listings on the Hong Kong bourse of US-listed Chinese firms such as JD and NetEase in June.
Prudent easing balances economic stability measures, risk preventionChina has been "cautious "against excessive monetary easing this year to strike a balance between stabilizing the economy and preventing risks, paving the way for sustainable development amid protracted uncertainties, said a senior economist.
Cross-cyclical framework considered a help in dealing with long-term issuesThe People's Bank of China will likely shift its policy focus to long-term economic resilience from short-term pressures, as the central bank seeks to navigate the economy through protracted challenges, experts said on Friday.
Xue Yi, a professor of finance at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, said if US stocks are caught in a protracted and deep decline, the risk of recession in the US economy will become real, as the slashed value of stocks will hurt consumer spending and later corporate investment.
Chinese and foreign investors that are evenly matched in strength will have a protracted fight if they have different mindsets, opinions, cultures and management approaches… If both investors want to play a dominant role in a joint venture, it will be difficult to solve problems and the firm will be inefficient," said Wang Guojun, a finance professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.
The more vibrant foreign participation came despite pressure on the Chinese currency amid the protracted trade tensions with the United States.
The US economy also showed signs of downside risks due to protracted trade tensions.
The big-ticket reforms took even sectoral experts somewhat by surprise because in the wake of protracted China-US trade tensions, some critics seemed to begin to nurse doubts about the slowing economy's future prospects.
Nonperforming loans, shadow banking and local debt key supervision areasChina should be prepared to fight a protracted and tough battle against financial risks, said a senior official of the country's top banking and insurance regulator.
Echoing his concerns, BlackRock Investment Institute pointed out in a latest report that the USxa0economic expansion is shifting into "a late-cycle phase" of the business cycle, the final phase before a downturn, as fiscal and monetary stimulus is dissipating while the impact of protracted trade tensions is biting back.
"The prevention and mitigation of financial risks is not only a tough battle but also a protracted one," he said.
Xi, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for advancing the Party's self-reform and winning the tough and protracted battle against corruption.
Credit insurance is an effective tool to protect companies against non-payment risks caused by protracted default or insolvency of their buyers.
He called for efforts to improve the systems for exercising full and rigorous Party self-governance, step up political oversight, advocate a pragmatic, upright and frugal style, foster a rigorous awareness of abiding by rules and laws, and win the tough and protracted battle against corruption.
The plenary session called for continuous efforts to tackle pointless formalities, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance and take simultaneous, coordinated and comprehensive steps to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity or desire to become corrupt, in an effort to win the tough and protracted battle against corruption.
The chief executive also recalled the support from Luo and the liaison office in Hong Kong's protracted battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Luo's role as a national security advisor to the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR during Hong Kong's transition from chaos to order and prosperity.
On winning the tough and protracted battle against corruption, the document stressed the need for more forceful actions to both prevent new corruption cases and root out existing ones.
They underscored a tough and protracted battle against corruption.
The meeting underscored a tough and protracted battle against corruption.
Li asked disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies to firmly safeguard the authority of the CPC Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership, take coordinated steps to see that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity or desire to become corrupt, and win the tough and protracted battle against corruption.
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