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 tried to drag myself out of the morass of despair.
  我试图从绝望的困境中走出来。
• When he takes into account the possibility that poor underwriting conditions may then coincide with depressed financial markets and defaults by reinsurer, However, the central bank warned the 18-month housing slump could drag out.
  若是面对景气不佳同时又碰上金融市场低迷，再保业者倒闭频繁等景象时然而，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。
• 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。
• Nathan Hale would sooner die a hero than drag out an ignoble existence.
  内森·黑尔宁愿死得英雄，也不愿苟且偷生。
• In fact, as many fights are debt-centric, the holidays are high season for knock down drag out financial brawls.
  事实上，许多人争吵的核心问题都与债务有关，而节日季更是经济问题导致争吵的高发期。
• Dan: Thank you, even if I did have to drag it out of yourself.
  谢谢，虽然这是我逼你说出来的。
• I can never take air drag out.
  我无法消除空气阻力。
• 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。
• I find it really hard to drag myself out and exercise regularly.
  我发现要让我自己定期出门锻炼真的很难。
• 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？