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

• 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。
• 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。
• If he wants it that way I'll reach in and drag him out.
  如果他想那样，我会进去把他拽出来。
• I can never take air drag out.
  我无法消除空气阻力。
• And drag you out of the house by your hair if necessary!
  并在需要时拉着你的头发把你拖出屋子。
• There are only so many words I can drag out of my vocabulary to say how dreadful that was.
  SimonCowell在我的词汇表里有太多这样的词可以抽出来形容你多么令人可怕。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。