to continue for too long and become boring
持续太久而变得无聊 (chixu tai jiu er biande wuliao)
"The meeting dragged on for hours."
"会议持续了好几个小时。" (huiyi chixu le hao ji ge xiaoshi)
to be in charge and make decisions
to cause someone to have a new thought or idea
to become well-known or successful in a particular field
to finish something officially
the point where progress stops; the end of something
to shift responsibility to someone else.
