protract the debate 延长辩论
protract the process 延长过程
protract negotiations 延长谈判
protracted conflict 长期冲突
protracted discussion 冗长讨论
protracted illness 久病不愈
A: Why are they protracting the discussion?
A：他们为什么要拖延讨论？
B: They are trying to reach a better agreement.
B：他们在努力达成更好的协议。
1) 指延长时间或过程的行为
2) 常用于正式语境中的拖延或延续
3) 多用于描述谈判、事件或冲突的延长
4) 强调人为或客观导致的时间拉长
1. 延长，拖延（过程、时间等）
2. 使持续时间延长
verb
1. To make something last longer, especially in time or duration, often unnecessarily.
Synonym: prolong, extend, delay