string something ↔ out

phrasal verbphr v informalLONG TIME to make something continue longer than it should 使拖长，拉长

Rebel leaders attempted to string out negotiations to avoid reaching a settlement.

叛军首领企图拖延谈判，避免达成协议。

Examples from the Corpus

string out• There was no point in stringing this out.• Soon, that string will run out and the balloon tug itself free and be lost.• He was playing with her emotions, stringing them out like a taut band that would snap at the slightest pressure.• They strung the wash out on the wire, pressed clothespins at the end of each piece.• He's not the only suspect, Phil has a string of enemies out to get him.

→ string something ↔ out at string2(PHRASAL VERB)

词汇	string something ↔ out
释义	string something ↔ out string something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v informalLONG TIME to make something continue longer than it should 使拖长，拉长 Rebel leaders attempted to string out negotiations to avoid reaching a settlement. 叛军首领企图拖延谈判，避免达成协议。 Examples from the Corpus string out• There was no point in stringing this out.• Soon, that string will run out and the balloon tug itself free and be lost.• He was playing with her emotions, stringing them out like a taut band that would snap at the slightest pressure.• They strung the wash out on the wire, pressed clothespins at the end of each piece.• He's not the only suspect, Phil has a string of enemies out to get him. → string something ↔ out at string2(PHRASAL VERB)
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