string along

英语

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string along (第三人称单数简单现在时 strings along，现在分词 stringing along，一般过去时及过去分词 strung along)

1. (及物，俗语) 哄骗，画饼 （让对方长时间误解自己有某种打算）

   She's been telling me for ages that she wants to meet up, but won't give me a date. I'm convinced she's stringing me along.

   她一直说想和我见面，但是就是不约日期，我觉得她在耍我。

   • 2021年5月5日, Philip Haigh, “I think we need better than this from the rail industry”, 出自 RAIL, 第 930 期，第 51 页:

     What irks is the DfT's response of stringing the industry along. Far better would be for the DfT to say: "No, we are not upgrading this or that part of the railway - we must make the best of what we have."

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异序词

• Garlingtons