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linger vi.徘徊；逗留；消磨；漫步 (1) 美妙的音乐在我心中回荡。(2) 音乐会后她徘徊不去，希望能遇见明星。(3) 他找借口故意在楼梯口上磨磨蹭蹭。(4) 漫步在爱的大门是甜蜜的，它永远不会有尽头。 In addition to its primary meaning of "taking a long time to depart," linger has the additional meaning of "persisting while gradually weakening." In this sense, linger can refer to feelings or sensations that slowly fade away, like the smell of perfume that lingers in an elevator after the passengers have exited.

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英 ['lɪŋɡə(r)] 美 ['lɪŋɡər] (1) The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind.(2) She linger after the concert, hoping to meet the star.(3) He made excuses to linger on the stairs.(4) To linger at the love gate is sweet,and it can never be brought to an end. When someone lingers, he or she takes an unexpectedly long time to depart, as Romeo lingers when bidding Juliet farewell (or as annoying houseguests almost always tend to do). 1[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.   [V adv/prep]  [V]  [V-ing]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。2[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.   [V adv/prep]  [V]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。

英语单词	linger
英美音标	英 ['lɪŋɡə(r)] 美 ['lɪŋɡər]
中文释义	vi.徘徊；逗留；消磨；漫步
英语例句	(1) The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind. (2) She linger after the concert, hoping to meet the star. (3) He made excuses to linger on the stairs. (4) To linger at the love gate is sweet,and it can never be brought to an end.
中文例句	(1) 美妙的音乐在我心中回荡。 (2) 音乐会后她徘徊不去，希望能遇见明星。 (3) 他找借口故意在楼梯口上磨磨蹭蹭。 (4) 漫步在爱的大门是甜蜜的，它永远不会有尽头。
vocabulary简明	When someone lingers, he or she takes an unexpectedly long time to depart, as Romeo lingers when bidding Juliet farewell (or as annoying houseguests almost always tend to do).
vocabulary扩展	In addition to its primary meaning of "taking a long time to depart," linger has the additional meaning of "persisting while gradually weakening." In this sense, linger can refer to feelings or sensations that slowly fade away, like the smell of perfume that lingers in an elevator after the passengers have exited.
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [V adv/prep] [V] [V-ing] 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。 2 [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. [V adv/prep] [V] 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。

Linger Time Long Ed Meaning Perfume Verb 动词