protract
verb[ T ]
formaluk /prəˈtrækt/ us /prəˈtrækt/
to make something last for a long time or last longer than necessary: 延长，拖延
I have no desire to protract the process.我不想把这个过程拖长。
Their guest did not protract his stay an hour longer.他们的客人没有再多逗留一个小时。
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It was in no one's interest to protract the situation any further.
Protracting the issue could lead to unnecessary publicity.
They tried to protract the discussion.
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