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(of a teacher) not dismiss class when time is up; run over one's time; extend a lesson after the bell has rung

tuō táng

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v.(of a teacher) not dismiss class when time is up; run over one's time; extend a lesson after the bell has rung
- xià kè líng xiǎng le lǎo shī hái zài tāo tāo bù jué de tuō táng
  下课铃响了，老师还在滔滔不绝地拖堂。
  The teacher was still holding forth after the bell had rung.
- tā jiǎng kè cóng lái bù tuō táng
  她讲课从来不拖堂。
  Her lectures never overrun.
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tuō kè拖课

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