string something out
phrasal verb with string verb [ T ] uk/strɪŋ/ us/strɪŋ/ strung | strung
(GROUP)
使分开成一列
If a group of similar things or people are strung out, they are in a long line with spaces between each one.
Most of Canada's population is strung out along its 5,525-mile border with the US 加拿大的大部分人口分布在与美国交界的5525英里长的边境上。
The geese were strung out along the river bank. 那些鹅沿河岸排成一列。
(ACTIVITY)
拖延…的时间
to make an activity last longer than necessary
I think the lawyer's just stringing out the case so that he'll earn more money. 我认为那个律师只不过是为多赚钱故意拖长案件受理时间。