kicking and screamingprotesting violently or being very unwilling to do something 又踢又叫；极不情愿 The company was dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. 伦敦证券交易所极不情愿地被拖进了20世纪。
was dragged kicking and screaming• Nobody across the programme was dragged kicking and screaming out of their hospital bed into the community.• He was dragged kicking and screaming to a van parked nearby.
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