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

• 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。
• And it what happened is they drag out some replacement brain, still not Luke.
  如果他们拿走的是，大脑的附属部分，那一样不再是卢克。
• I'm sorry to drag you out on such a cold night.
  在这么冷的夜晚把你硬拉出来，真是对不起。
• It's so annoying having to drag out the sewing machine every time I want to make a dress.
  每次做衣服时我都得把缝纫机拉出来，真烦死人了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sorry to drag you out of bed.
  抱歉把你从床上拉起来。