drag out

英 [dræɡ aʊt]

美 [dræɡ aʊt]

不必要地拖延; 使持续过久; 套…的话; 说服…说出

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 不必要地拖延;使持续过久
  If youdragsomethingout, you make it last for longer than is necessary.
  1. The company was willing to drag out the proceedings for years...
     公司愿意将诉讼拖上几年。
  2. Let's get it over with as soon as possible, rather than drag it out.
     我们尽快把它完成吧，不要再拖了。
• PHRASAL VERB 套…的话;说服…说出
  If youdragsomethingout ofa person, you persuade them to tell you something that they do not want to tell you.
  1. The families soon discovered that every piece of information had to be dragged out of the authorities.
     这些家庭很快发现每条消息都得从有关当局口中套出来。

英英释义

verb

• proceed for an extended period of time
  1. The speech dragged on for two hours
  Synonym:dragdrag on
• last unnecessarily long
  Synonym:drag on

双语例句

• I don't want to drag out this meeting, so could we run through the main points quickly?
  我不想延长这个会议，所以我们能不能迅速地将要点过一遍？
• The company was willing to drag out the proceedings for years
  公司愿意将诉讼拖上几年。
• She is going to drag out the engagement, in the hope of making me relent.
  她想把婚约拖下去，打算这样来使我让步。
• He only told me her name, and I had to drag that out of him.
  他只告诉了我她的名字，但我得劝他把那件事都说出来。
• However, the central bank warned the 18-month housing slump could drag out.
  然而，美联储警告称，为期18个月的住宅市场低迷状况可能会持续下去。
• Give kids disposable cameras and have an afternoon of photo-taking; make cookies for an assisted living center; head to the local ice rink, museum or aquarium; drag out the markers and paints and make homemade New Year's cards.
  给孩子们准备一次性相机，让他们好好拍上一下午，给活动中心做点饼干，去附近的溜冰场、博物馆或水族馆，找出纸笔手工做新年卡片。
• I tried to drag myself out of the morass of despair.
  我试图从绝望的困境中走出来。
• You can just drag out database objects from the Database Explorer onto the designer.
  只需将数据库对象从数据库管理器拖放到设计器。
• He demanded speedy trials, where formerly defendants could intimidate witnesses and drag out proceedings.
  他也要求加快案件处理速度，因为从前被告通常威胁证人拖延审判进程。
• Integrated heat exchanger for minimizing the drag out of liquid agent.
  整体式加热系统，使介质消耗降到最低水平。