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string someone along
phrasal verb with stringverb[ T ]uk /strɪŋ/ us /strɪŋ/strung | strung
to deceive someone for a long time about what you are really intending to do: 长期哄骗（某人）;敷衍（某人）
She's been promising to pay back the money for six months, but I think she's just stringing me along.她6个月来一直答应说要还钱，但我猜她只不过是在敷衍我而已。
He strung her along for years, saying he'd marry her and divorce his wife.他哄了她有好几年，说他会和妻子离婚然后娶她。
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string someone along | American Dictionary
string someone along
phrasal verb with stringverb[ T ]us/strɪŋ/past tense and past participlestrungus/strʌŋ/
(ENCOURAGE)
to falsely encourage someone to believe there is hope of a good result:
He was stringing along a rep from one TV show while trying to book his client on a higher-rated program.
string along something
phrasal verb with stringverb[ T ]us/strɪŋ/past tense and past participlestrungus/strʌŋ/
(POSITION)
to arrange things in a line:
Occasional gas stations and small markets are strung along the roads.
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