| 单词 | spin something out |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to take longer than necessary to do (something) They will try to spin out the conference into next autumn. Synonyms prolong He said foreign military aid was prolonging the war. extend They have extended the deadline by 24 hours. lengthen They want to lengthen the school day. draw out drag out delay I delayed my departure until she could join me. amplify The music was amplified with microphones. pad out protract The appearance of a rebel splinter group will merely protract the civil war. prolongate Additional synonymsin the sense of amplify Definition to increase the size, extent, or effect of The music was amplified with microphones. Synonyms expand, raise, extend, boost, stretch, strengthen, increase, widen, intensify, heighten, deepen, enlarge, lengthen, magnify, augment, dilatein the sense of delay Definition to put (something) off to a later time I delayed my departure until she could join me. Synonyms put off, suspend, postpone, stall, shelve, prolong, defer, hold over, temporize, put on the back burner (informal), protract, take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal) in the sense of extend Definition to make bigger or longer than before They have extended the deadline by 24 hours. Synonyms make longer, prolong, lengthen, draw out, spin out, elongate, drag out, protractNearby words of |
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