[VERB 动词]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.
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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。
He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital.
他宁肯在比赛中丢了性命也不愿在医院里苟延残喘。
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[VERB 动词]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.
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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。
Oxford
lin·ger/ˈlɪŋɡə(r); NAmEˈlɪŋɡər/verb1[intransitive ]to continue to exist for longer than expected 继续存留;缓慢消失◆The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room.房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。lingeron ◆The civil war lingered on well into the 1930s.这次内战到 20 世纪 30 年代还拖了好几年。2[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)to stay somewhere for longer because you do not want to leave; to spend a long time doing sth 流连;逗留;徘徊;花很长时间做(某事);磨蹭◆She lingered for a few minutes to talk to Nick.她多待了几分钟,想跟尼克谈一谈。◆We lingered over breakfast on the terrace.我们在平台上慢条斯理地吃着早餐。3[intransitive ]linger(on sb/sth) to continue to look at sb/sth or think about sth for longer than usual 持续看(或思考)◆His eyes lingered on the diamond ring on her finger.他一直注视着她手指上的钻戒。4[intransitive ]linger(on) to stay alive but become weaker 苟延残喘;奄奄一息◆He lingered on for several months after the heart attack.他心脏病发作后又拖了几个月才去世。lingerlingerslingeredlingeringlin·ger/ˈlɪŋɡə(r); NAmEˈlɪŋɡər/
1 (also linger on) to continue to exist, be noticeable etc for longer than is usual or desirable: a taste that lingers in your mouth Unfortunately the tax will linger on until April.2 (also linger on) to stay somewhere a little longer, especially because you do not want to leavelinger over They lingered over coffee and missed the last bus. I spent a week at Kandersteg and could happily have lingered on.► see thesaurus at
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3[always + adverb/preposition] to continue looking at or dealing with something for longer than is usual or desirablelinger on/over Mike let his eyes linger on her face. There’s no need to linger over this stage of the interview.4 (also linger on) to continue to live although you are slowly dying: He surprised all the doctors by lingering on for several weeks.
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