to lengthen or extend (a speech, etc); prolong in time 延长
verb [vt. 及物动词] 延长；绘制；伸展（身体部位）
Let's not protract the debate any further. 我们不要再继续争论下去了。
pro(前) + tract(拉) → 向前拉 → 延长
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- Their guest did not protract his stay that evening above an hour longer. 那天晚上他们的客人逗留不到一个钟头。
- Using this method, we can protract vector analysis atlas of planetary gear drive mechanism. 应用此方法，可定性地绘制出行星齿轮传动机构速度分析图谱。