drag out

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you drag something out, you make it last for longer than is necessary. 拖延
...a company that was willing and able to drag out the proceedings for years. …一家愿意并能夠把進(jìn)程拖延多年的公司。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you drag something out of a person, you persuade them to tell you something that they do not want to tell you. (從某人口里) 套出 (某事)
The families soon discovered that every piece of information had to be dragged out of the authorities. 這些家庭很快發(fā)現(xiàn)，每條消息都必須從官方那里套出來。