drag on

英 [dræɡ ɒn]

美 [dræɡ ɑːn]

不必要地拖延; 拖得过久

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 不必要地拖延;拖得过久
  You say that an event or processdrags onwhen you disapprove of the fact that it lasts for longer than necessary.
  1. The conflict with James has dragged on for two years.
     与詹姆斯的冲突拖了两年。

英英释义

verb

• proceed for an extended period of time
  1. The speech dragged on for two hours
  Synonym:dragdrag out
• last unnecessarily long
  Synonym:drag out

双语例句

• The housing slump has been the biggest drag on the economy, which has slowed sharply in recent months.
  住房萧条已经最大幅度地拖累了经济发展，最近几个月来经济发展速度大幅减缓。
• Things must not be allowed to drag on into the next century.
  不然要拖到下个世纪去了。
• Let's not drag on this discussion, we've got to reach a decision.
  这场讨论别拖下去了，我们得作个决定。
• On the third point, the discussion will drag on.
  对第三点的讨论将会延迟。
• There's no telling how long the talks could drag on
  谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。
• He love his family, but they're a drag on his career.
  他热爱自己的家庭，但家庭却是他事业的累赘。
• This system reduced drag on the engine, but was inherently problematic.
  该系统减少拖累引擎，但本质上是有问题的。
• Officials say they're so far apart on such a wide range of issues there's no telling how long the talks could drag on
  官员们声称他们在许多问题上分歧甚大，所以无法预见谈判将拖多久。
• He took a deep drag on the cigarette, then blew the smoke towards the valley.
  他深深地吸了一口烟，然后把烟雾吐向河谷。
• Click Shell, then click and drag on the canvas to create the application window.
  单击Shell，然后在画布上单击并拖动以创建应用程序窗口（见图8）。