lingers

英 [ˈlɪŋɡəz]

美 [ˈlɪŋɡərz]

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)
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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

• But the sudden disappearing of your figure on the screen lingers my missing in the air, which can only be conveyed with my speechless words.
  只是突然依赖的隔屏，消失了你的身影，让我的思念在空中流转，无奈只好让无言的文字倾诉我的想念。
• But the place still lingers in my mind. I revisit the paintings in the museums.
  但这个地方仍然在我的脑中徘徊，就再次到博物馆参观了他们的杰作。
• One suggestive finding is that when unemployment insurance becomes more generous, not everybody lingers on benefits.
  一个具有提示性的发现是：当失业救济金增加时，并非所有人都对此留恋不舍。
• It is nearing game time and Moyer still lingers in the Phillies dugout.
  已经接近开赛的时间了，Moyer还在休息室里徘徊。
• Their beauty captures every young dreamer who lingers near them.
  美丽迷住了每个年轻的追梦人，在它身旁徘徊。
• When food lingers along the edges of your gums, it can trigger bacterial growth and infections.
  食物逗留在牙龈周边时，可能引发细菌滋生和感染。
• For it would seem that love still lingers there.
  因为那份爱还徘徊在我心里。
• The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.
  歌声虽已结束，但美妙的旋律仍在萦回。
• The flames are all gone, but the pain lingers on.
  火焰褪去，但苦同苟沿残喘。
• And while this pain is normal, sometimes that pain lingers for too long.
  然而这种痛是正常的，有时候那种痛会持续很久。