stringsthout
—phrasal verbwithstringverb[T]uk/strɪŋ/us/strɪŋ/strung|strung
(GROUP)
If agroupofsimilarthings orpeoplearestrungout, they are in alonglinewithspacesbetween each one.
使分开成一列
Most of Canada'spopulationisstrungout alongits5,525-mileborderwith 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。
Thegeesewerestrungout along theriverbank.那些鹅沿河岸排成一列。
(ACTIVITY)
to make anactivitylastlongerthannecessary
拖延…的时间
Ithinkthe lawyer's juststringingout thecaseso that he'llearnmoremoney.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。