dragging the chain Australian Slang. Meaning: ; 1. To procrastinate. ; 2. To fall behind relative to others. ; 3. To unwittingly hold up progress. ; 4. To deliberately hold up progress by acting slowly. ; > "I was late to work again because John was dragging the chain this morning." ;
The tourist walks silently, quickly at first to get it over with and then, as his mind peoples the barracks and the chambers and the dungeons and flogging posts, he walks draggingly 参观者默默地迈着步子,先是很快地望上一眼,接着,当他的脑海中浮现出牢房、毒气室、地牢和刑房时,脚步就逐渐放慢,简直是在地上拖着走。