lingered

英 [ˈlɪŋɡəd]

美 [ˈlɪŋɡərd]

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)
linger的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• He lingered lovingly over the account of his exploits.
  他津津乐道地讲述着自己的业绩。
• They lingered over coffee and missed the train.
  他们慢吞吞喝着咖啡，结果误了火车。
• He lingered in pain for a long time, and then died, bewailing his lost youth.
  他在痛苦中苟延残喘了很长一个时期，最后痛惜他那失去的青春而死去。
• But the story lingered in my heart for13 years.
  但是这篇小说徘徊在我心中13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。
• Daddy lingered in a coma for several days. I went to see HIM in the hospital the day before he died.
  爸爸昏迷了数日。在他逝世的前一天，我到医院去看他。
• I thought I had pulled a muscle, but because the pain lingered, I saw my doctor.
  我认为我已经退出肌肉，而是因为痛苦徘徊，我看到我的医生。
• The song lingered in the air.
  歌声缭绕。
• Outside, two old boys lingered on the street corner discussing cattle.
  两个老头儿在外面街角迟迟不走，聊着牛的事情。
• My hands have lingered upon the living marble of roman sculpture as well as that of later generations.
  我的手在栩栩如生的罗马大理石雕像和后世的雕刻上逗留。