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To make something continue or last longer
Synonyms
draw out
phrasal verb
1
[T] to make something continue longer than usual 拖长;拉长

This action could draw the dispute out for another six months. 这一行动可能会使争执再拖长6个月。

People with southern accents tend to draw out their vowels. 南方口音的人往往会拉长元音。

drag out
phrasal verb [T]
to make something continue for longer than necessary 把拖长

Let's not drag this meeting out any more than we have already. 我们不要再把这次会议拖得更长了。

spin out
phrasal verb [T]
to make something last for a long time, usually longer than is good or necessary 拖长;拖延

I tried to spin things out until you arrived. 我尽量拖延到你来。

prolong
verb [T] /prəˈlɒŋ/
to make something last longer 延长;拖长

The ongoing violence has prolonged the suffering of our people. 持续的暴行拖长了人民的痛苦。

perpetuate
verb [T] /pə(r)ˈpetʃueɪt/
to make something such as a situation or process continue, especially one that is wrong, unfair, or dangerous 延长,使继续(尤指错误的、不公正的或危险的事情)

Current policy only serves to perpetuate the old class divisions. 当前的政策只会使旧有的阶级分化延续下去。

perpetuation

/pə(r)ˌpetʃuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun [U]
string out
phrasal verb [T]
2
to make something last longer than necessary 拖长;拖延

They had to string things out until the Duke arrived. 他们不得不拖延至公爵到来。

to get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist
eke out a living/an existence:

The family barely manages to eke out a living from their small farm.

 Synonyms and related words
  1. a
    to make something such as money or food last as long as possible

    Their meagre supplies have to be eked out throughout the winter.

keep
verb /kiːp/
2a
[T] to make someone continue doing something 使(某人)继续做(某事)
keep someone doing something :

Sorry to keep you waiting. 真抱歉,让你久等了。

She kept me talking for forty-five minutes. 她让我一连说了45分钟。

1b
[T] to make something continue to operate or exist 使…继续运转;使…继续存在
keep something doing something :

We need more money to keep the farm going. 我们需要更多的钱来维持农场的运作。

extend
verb /ɪkˈstend/
1c
[T] to increase the time that something lasts 延长(期限)

I asked if I could extend my holiday. 我是问是否能延长我的假期。

Your bank might agree to extend the period of the loan. 银行也许会同意延长你的贷款期限。

extend a deadline (=give someone more time in which to do something) 推迟最后期限 :

They have agreed to extend the deadline for completion of the building work. 他们已经同意推迟大楼竣工的最后期限。

More Synonyms
hold over
phrasal verb [T]
4
to let a play or film continue for longer than was planned because it is so successful

The film was held over for another week.

keep the wheels turning
phrase
to make something continue to happen or operate 使继续进行;使继续运转

It's people like him that keep the wheels of commerce turning.

nurture
verb [T] /ˈnɜː(r)tʃə(r)/
1a
to provide the necessary conditions for something to grow and develop 滋养;滋生

a totalitarian regime that nurtured a deep and lasting violence 滋生出根深而持久的暴力的极权主义政体

prolongation
noun very formal /ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/
1
[U] the action of making something last longer 延长;拉长
prolong the agony
phrase
to make an unpleasant feeling last longer, especially by making someone wait (尤指让人等待而)延长痛苦,延长煎熬

There's no point in prolonging the agony – just tell her. 拖延下去没有什么意义,就告诉她吧。

 Synonyms and related words
 Synonyms and related words
renew
verb [T] /rɪˈnjuː/
1
to arrange for something to continue for a longer period of time 将…延期;续借

to renew a licence/passport/lease 延长执照/护照/租约的期限

to renew a book (=be allowed to keep a library book for a longer period of time) 续借图书

He failed to renew his contract, which expired last month. 他没能续签上个月已到期的合同。


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