protract
verb [ T ] formal uk/prəˈtrækt/ us/prəˈtrækt/
延长，拖延
to make something last for a long time or last longer than necessary
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。
See: protracted
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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.