Verbs for Timing

延长, 拖延

She prolonged her vacation by an extra week.

她将假期延长了一周。

延长, 拖延

She protracted the meeting by discussing irrelevant topics.

她通过讨论无关话题延长了会议。

延长, 拖延

The speaker decided to draw out the presentation, providing additional details and examples.

演讲者决定延长演讲，提供额外的细节和例子。

拖延, 不必要地延长

The speaker seemed to drag out the presentation, causing some attendees to lose interest.

演讲者似乎拖长了演讲，导致一些与会者失去了兴趣。

延长, 扩展

Facing budget constraints, the team chose to spin the development process out over several months.

面对预算限制，团队选择将开发过程延长数月。

摊位, 展台

He set up a small stall to sell handmade jewelry.

花费, 支出

She spent a lot on gifts for her family during the holiday season.

她在假期期间为家人买礼物花了很多钱。

经过, 路过

He gave me a smile as he passed.

他经过时给了我一个微笑。

流逝, 过去

Hours elapsed as they waited for the train to arrive.

当他们等待火车到达时，时间流逝了。

流逝, 过去

The hours go by quickly when you're having fun.

当你玩得开心时，时间过得很快。

飞快地过去, 不知不觉地过去

The hours slipped by as she immersed herself in her work.

当她沉浸在工作中时，时间悄悄流逝。

跟随, 追随

The team followed their leader up the mountain.

团队跟随他们的领队上了山。

先于, 在...之前

The discovery of penicillin preceded the widespread use of antibiotics by several decades.

青霉素的发现早于抗生素的广泛使用几十年。

同时发生, 巧合

Her birthday coincides with the start of the school year.

她的生日与学年的开始重合。

落后, 延迟

Despite the team's best efforts, progress on the project began to lag.

尽管团队尽了最大努力，项目的进展开始落后。

早于, 存在于之前

Fossils of dinosaurs predate modern humans by millions of years.

恐龙化石早于现代人类数百万年。

追溯到, 起源于

The ancient ruins in the valley date back to the time of the Roman Empire.

山谷中的古代遗迹可以追溯到罗马帝国时代。

提交给, 呈递给

The application I sent will go before the admissions office for review next week.

我发送的申请将于下周提交给招生办公室进行审查。

同步, 协调

The software automatically synchronizes data between different devices.

该软件在不同设备之间自动同步数据。

排序, 按顺序排列

She sequenced the photos to create a narrative.

她排序了照片以创建一个叙述。

去世, 死亡

The old dog expired peacefully in its sleep.

那只老狗在睡梦中安详地去世了。