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linger
[英] [ˈliŋɡə] [美] [ˈlɪŋɡɚ] 生词本

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1. VERB 继续存留 When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected. 

  • The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room...

    她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。

  • A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade...

    一场游击战已经持续了30多年。

  • He was ashamed. That feeling lingered, and he was never comfortable in church after that...

    他深感羞耻。这种感觉一直萦绕在心头，并且自那以后他在教堂总是觉得不自在。

2. VERB 留恋；不愿离开；继续逗留 If you linger somewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example because you are enjoying yourself. 

  • Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight...

    客人尽可以喝着咖啡逗留到午夜左右。

  • I lingered on in Atlanta for a few days, spending much of my time with an artist friend...

    我在亚特兰大又逗留了几天，大部分时候都和一位搞艺术的朋友在一起。

  • It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger.

    这是个沉闷的小镇，没几个人会愿意在此流连。

Verb

1. remain present although waning or gradually dying;

  • "Her perfume lingered on"

2. be about;

  • "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"
  • "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

3. leave slowly and hesitantly

4. take one's time; proceed slowly

5. move to and fro;

  • "The shy student lingered in the corner"
1. Larry didn't linger over his work completely, but he did linger over it to some extent.
劳里虽未完全磨洋工，但多少有一点。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Don't linger away your holidays.Try to find something useful to do.
不要虚度假日，尽量找些有意义的事做。

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3. His last words still linger in our ears.
他的临终嘱咐仍萦绕在我们耳际。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》