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

• One day they had lingered rather late.
  有一天他们在外边耽搁得太久了。
• Davis lingered for a moment in the bar.
  戴维斯在酒吧逗留了一会儿。
• Your sweet voice lingered on in me.
  我的耳边长久地响着你温柔的声音。
• She moved away, and only the perfume still lingered where she had stood.
  她走了，只有那一股香味还缭绕在她待过的地方。
• But the story lingered in my heart for13 years.
  但是这篇小说徘徊在我心中13年。
• My envy lingered [ 6] long after she drove away.
  她开车走后我总会羡慕很久。
• 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。
• The song lingered in the air.
  歌声缭绕。
• The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room
  她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。
• He lingered all day, breathing loudly like the old buccaneer at home in his apoplectic fit;
  他整整挣扎了一个白天，像住在我们店里的那位老海盗中了风似地大声喘息。