string along

英語

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動詞

string along (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 strings along，現在分詞 stringing along，一般過去時及過去分詞 strung along)

1. (及物，俗語) 哄騙，畫餅 （讓對方長時間誤解自己有某種打算）

   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.

   她一直說想和我見面，但是就是不約日期，我覺得她在耍我。

   • 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 頁:

     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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異序詞

• Garlingtons