linger

英 [ˈlɪŋɡə(r)]

美 [ˈlɪŋɡər]

v.  继续存留; 缓慢消失; 流连; 逗留; 徘徊; 花很长时间做(某事); 磨蹭; 持续看(或思考)

过去式：lingered　第三人称单数：lingers　过去分词：lingered　现在分词：lingering　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7034 / COCA.5721

同义词辨析

staylingerremain【导航词义：逗留】

牛津词典

verb

• 继续存留；缓慢消失
  to continue to exist for longer than expected
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 流连；逗留；徘徊；花很长时间做（某事）；磨蹭
  to stay somewhere for longer because you do not want to leave; to spend a long time doing sth
  1. She lingered for a few minutes to talk to Nick.
     她多待了几分钟，想跟尼克谈一谈。
  2. We lingered over breakfast on the terrace.
     我们在平台上慢条斯理地吃着早餐。
• 持续看（或思考）
  to continue to look at sb/sth or think about sth for longer than usual
  1. His eyes lingered on the diamond ring on her finger.
     他的目光滞留在她手指上的钻戒上。
• 苟延残喘；奄奄一息
  to stay alive but become weaker
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 继续存留
  When something such as an idea, feeling, or illnesslingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected.
  1. The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room...
     她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。
  2. A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade...
     一场游击战已经持续了30多年。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• VERB 留恋；不愿离开；继续逗留
  If youlingersomewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example because you are enjoying yourself.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

英英释义

verb

• leave slowly and hesitantly
  Synonym:tarry
• take one's time
  Synonym:dawdle
• be about
  1. The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
  2. Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
  Synonym:loiterloungefootlelollygagloaflallygaghang aroundmess abouttarrylurkmill aboutmill around
• move to and fro
  1. The shy student lingered in the corner
  Synonym:hover
• remain present although waning or gradually dying
  1. Her perfume lingered on

双语例句

• But you, my daughter, you will linger on in darkness and in doubt.
  但是，我的爱女，将活在恒久不变的黑暗中。
• I prefer traveling alone and having a lot of time to linger in one place.
  我喜欢独自旅游。这样会有充分的时间在一个地方逗留。
• 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。
• Perhaps a long time on the N* No linger so uncomfortable.
  或许时间长了就看淡了。就不再那么不舒服。
• Stars fading, but I linger on, dear still craving your kiss.
  星光流逝，我仍在徘徊，亲爱的，渴望你的吻。
• It's very cold. don't linger.
  天很冷，别呆在外面。
• This one's slightly linger.
  这个稍许长了一点。
• 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。
• If you hesitate too long, doubts will linger and turn into fears.
  如果你犹豫太久的话，疑虑会持续不断并进一步演变成为恐惧。
• When apartheid is over the maladies will linger on.
  废除了种族隔离政策后痼疾依然存在。