"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。