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

• He took a drag on his cigarette, and exhaled the smoke.
  他吸了一口烟，吐出了烟雾。
• 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。
• High interest rates are a drag on the housing market.
  高利率是住房市场发展的一大障碍。
• But the financial sector is still in poor shape and a drag on growth.
  但金融业目前仍状况不佳，并拖累着经济的增长。
• There's no telling how long the talks could drag on
  谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。
• That seems like a horrible mess that will drag on for years
  看起来那像是个会拖延多年的大烂摊子。
• This is good news, given the drag on GDP growth from the sector recently.
  鉴于房地产行业最近对GDP增长的拖累，这是个好消息。
• This can mean that cases drag on for several years.
  这就意味着此类案件可拖上几年之长。
• 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。
• This twin retrenchment represents a huge drag on the economy that spills into other sectors.
  这个孪生节省的表明了一个巨大的对经济的拖动滑入了其他部分。