音标:[prəʊˈtrækts] ;
v. <贬>延长, 拖延(某事物)( protract的第三人称单数 )
v lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

protract的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. To protract the suspense, he paused for a considerable period of time before telling us the result of the experiment.为了延长悬念,他在告诉我们实验结果之前停顿了相当一段时间。

经典引文

  • This they did merely to protract time.

    出自:W. Robertson
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