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词组 spin out
释义
Idiom
spin outspin out (something)
to give the details of a story or idea.
LaRouche liked to spin out crazy theories all the time.We were dazzled by his ability to take a simple idea and spin it out into something amazing.

Phr V
spin out
spins, spinning, spun
spin out sth or spin sth out
to make something continue for as long as possible
There's probably about three days work left so I'm trying to spin it out.
spin out
verb in the gambling game two-up, to throw a pair of tails and hence lose the right to continue spinning AUSTRALIA, 1951
phrasespin out
spin out sthspin sth out BrE to make something continue for as long as possible, or make food, money etc last for as long as possible: She'd only prepared the first part of the class, so she tried to spin it out for as long as she could.

spin out

1. Of a car, to lose control and begin spinning. We spun out when we hit that patch of ice on the turn, but thankfully we didn't crash into anything.
2. To lengthen or draw out; to prolong. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "spin" and "out." Why does the manager always spin these meetings out for such a long time? We've heard most of this already! The attorneys will try to spin out the appeals process for months if not years.

spin something out

to prolong something. Was there really any need to spin the whole process out so long? Why did they spin out the graduation ceremony for such a long time?

spin out

[for a vehicle] to go out of control, spinning. You nearly spun out on that last turn! Cars were spinning out all over the highway when the ice storm hit.

spin out

1. Protract or prolong, as in They spun out the negotiations over a period of months. This idiom alludes to drawing out a thread by spinning. [c. 1600]
2. Rotate out of control, as in The car spun out and crashed into the store window. [Mid-1900s]

spin out

v.
To rotate out of control, as a skidding car leaving a roadway: The car spun out on the ice and crashed into the ditch.
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