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 until his son returned, and crossed the bar at sunset.
  他一直弥留到他的儿子回来，在夕阳西下时归天了。
• 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。
• He lingered in the greenhouse for some time before he left.
  他在暖房里盘旋了半天才离开。
• He lingered lovingly over the account of his exploits.
  他津津乐道地讲述着自己的业绩。
• For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
  我们若没有耽搁，如今第二次都回来了。
• The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room
  她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。
• Caspar lingered near the chimney-piece.
  卡斯帕在壁炉架附近徘徊。
• My envy lingered [ 6] long after she drove away.
  她开车走后我总会羡慕很久。
• But something occurred to him, and he lingered considering.
  可是他忽然想起了什么事，犹豫了一下。
• 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。