spin out

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения продления чего-либо, затягивания чего-либо дольше необходимого, или потери контроля над транспортным средством.

A phrasal verb used to indicate extending the duration of something, causing something to last longer than necessary, or losing control of a vehicle.

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

1. informal

   To lose control of a vehicle, causing it to slide or rotate, often on a slippery surface.

   Потерять управление

   • The car spun out on the icy road.
   • He spun out while trying to take the corner too fast.
   • The driver spun out and hit a guardrail.

   Synonymscareenfishtailskidslide

2. Prolong or extendinformal

   To make something last longer than necessary, often by adding details or delaying.

   Затягивать

   • The speaker spun out his story for over an hour.
   • They tried to spin out the negotiations to gain more time.
   • She spun out the explanation to avoid answering the question.

   Synonymsdrag outdraw outextendlengthenprolongprotractstretch out

   Antonymsabbreviateabridgecondensecurtailshortentruncate

Base verbspin