string out

string out
vt. sep.
1. (cause to last) to string sth out or to string out sth拖延；延长
- We're not going to let him string out the legal process. 我们不会让他把诉讼的时间拖得太长。
2. (hang out) to string sth out or to string out sth
[+ rope] 拉
- There's enough space to string out a washing line. 有足够的空间拉一根晾衣绳。
[+ washing, lanterns] 悬挂
- Our home was a wooden stilt house, with hammocks strung out on the verandah. 我们的家是一幢高脚木屋, 阳台上挂着吊床。
See also: strung out, 1
vi.
1. (spread out) [people, things +] 成行地展开(或排开)
- String out a bit more! 再排开一点儿！
to string out along sth 沿着…排开
- Armed with maps, we leave the camp and string out along the trail. 我们带着地图离开营地, 沿着小路排成一队行进。
2. (take a long time) 延长；拖延
- We cannot let this thing string out. 我们不能让这件事拖下去。

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string out
v.
To make (something) extend over a great distance or a long stretch of time. 延伸；延长。
- The city and county needed to string out the telephone poles for several miles. 这个城市和这个县需要把电话线杆延长几英里。

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string out
1. be spread or spread sth. at intervals in a line 按一定距离分散在一条在线
- She was stringing out the clothes on the washing line when it started to rain. 她正把衣服晾在晒衣绳上的时候，天开始下雨了。
- The police strung out across the field looking for clues. 警察按一定距离散开，在田里寻找线索。
2. prolong; extend 延长；拖长
- The refugees were strung out along the dusty roads for miles. 难民们沿着尘土飞扬的道路连成几里长的人流向前走着。
- The promised three days strung out to six weeks. 原先答应3天，结果延长到6个星期之久。

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string out
vt. 延伸

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string out
排列成行; 拖延时间
- The parade strung out for miles. 游行队伍长达几英里。
- The promise ３ days strung out to ６ weeks. 原先答应三天, 结果延长到六个星期之久。

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