"dragged out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 拖延的
• 拉长的

Definition

如果某事被称为“拖延的”，意思是它比必要的持续更久，或被以缓慢或无聊的方式继续下去。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

经常用来批评会议、故事或活动太长。常见被动语态：'The meeting was dragged out.' 可指时间过长，也指方式拖沓。不太正式。

Examples

The movie felt dragged out and too long.

这部电影让人觉得**拖延的**，太长了。

The meeting was dragged out for hours.

会议被**拖延**了好几个小时。

His explanation was dragged out and boring.

他的解释很**拖长**，让人觉得无聊。

The negotiations were unnecessarily dragged out by both sides.

谈判被双方**拖延**得没必要地长。

Her story was so dragged out I lost interest halfway through.

她的故事讲得太**拖长**了，我中途就失去了兴趣。

I wish they hadn't dragged out the ceremony so much.

我希望他们不要把典礼**拖得**那么长。