"string out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 拖延
• 拉长

Definition

通过拉长时间让某事持续更久，通常超过必要时间；也指把东西排列成一行或分布在距离上。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于指人为地拖延时间或活动（如“string out a meeting”）；也可指把物体拉成长线排列。用于表达拖延时通常为非正式，有时带负面意味。

Examples

Let's not string out this conversation any longer.

我们不要再**拖延**这次谈话了。

She strung out the holiday by taking a few extra days off.

她通过多请几天假**延长**了假期。

The children strung out beads to make a necklace.

孩子们**串起**了珠子做项链。

The meeting was strung out for hours with unnecessary details.

会议因为很多无关细节被**拖延**了几个小时。

He tried to string out his answer to avoid making a decision.

他试图**拖延**回答以避免做决定。

The runners were strung out along the whole road by the final mile.

到最后一英里时，跑步的人们**分散**在整条路上。