The war was protracted for four years.

战争拖四年。

The meeting dragged out all the afternoon.

会议整整拖一下午。

They tried to gain time by spinning out the negotiation.

他企图拖以争取时间。

I must point out that delay is unwise.

我必须指出拖是不明智的。

The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.

昨天老板开除一个凡事都爱拖的人。

Their team was penalized for intentionally wasting time.

他的球队因故意拖时间而受罚。

The union leaders are trying to buy time by prolonging the negotiations.

工会的领袖企图以过程来拖时间。

The whole shooting match is being computerised, which should significantly reduce delays.

各个环节都实现电脑化,这样应该能大大地減少拖。

The whole shooting match is being computerized, which should significantly reduce delays.

各个环节都实现电脑化，这样应该能大大地减少拖。

He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.

他向他各种毫无意义的问题来拖时间。

Procrastination is the thief of time.

拖就是浪费时间。

Delay spells losses.

拖招致损失。

She procrastinated her return.

她拖归期。

The Era of Procrastination, of Half-Measures, of Sooting and Baffing Expedients, of Delays, is Coming to its Close.

继续拖、折衷、和自我安慰式的权宜之计的时代已经接近尾声，却而代之的。

While the inclination to procrastinate is common , one must fully consider the detrimental impact of unnecessary delays.

虽然拖的倾向是普遍的，但是人应该充分考虑到不必要的误造成的有害影响。

How much longer will the government go on dragging its feet about whether to invest more money in the railways?

在是否对铁路增加投资问题上政府究竟还要拖多久？

There are many cases that the delays in becoming aware of the nasality of localization3 exist among Japanese companies nowadays.

日本企业如今意识到在许多情况下，拖成为鼻声之间存在的局限。