drag on

英 [dræɡ ɒn]

美 [dræɡ ɑːn]

不必要地拖延; 拖得过久

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 不必要地拖延;拖得过久
You say that an event or processdrags onwhen you disapprove of the fact that it lasts for longer than necessary.
1. The conflict with James has dragged on for two years.
  与詹姆斯的冲突拖了两年。

verb

proceed for an extended period of time
1. The speech dragged on for two hours
Synonym:dragdrag out
last unnecessarily long
Synonym:drag out

Household debt is also a big drag on domestic consumption.
房贷也严重拖累了国内消费。
There is no crisis, and this could drag on.
目前没有出现危机，这种局面可能会拖延下去。
The satellite acts as a drag on the shuttle
卫星成了航天飞机的累赘。
Things must not be allowed to drag on into the next century.
不然要拖到下个世纪去了。
High interest rates are a drag on the housing market.
高利率是住房市场发展的一大障碍。
Click Shell, then click and drag on the canvas to create the application window.
单击Shell，然后在画布上单击并拖动以创建应用程序窗口（见图8）。
The ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body.
在空气中运动的物体所受的牵引力与速度和物体表面积成绩的比。
Spending cuts will put a drag on growth.
缩减开支会减缓增长速度。
This twin retrenchment represents a huge drag on the economy that spills into other sectors.
这个孪生节省的表明了一个巨大的对经济的拖动滑入了其他部分。
This can mean that cases drag on for several years.
这就意味着此类案件可拖上几年之长。