linger

['liŋgə]

vi.徘徊, 逗留, 消磨, 漫步

vi.

1. 继续逗留, 徘徊[(+on)]

Davis lingered for a moment in the bar.

戴维斯在酒吧逗留了一会儿。

2. 持续, 缓慢消失[(+on)]

The sound lingered in the air.

那声音在空中持续了好久。

3. 磨蹭, 拖延[(+over)]

They lingered over coffee and missed the train.

他们慢吞吞喝着咖啡, 结果误了火车。

4. 苟延残喘[(+on)]

The old man lingered several months after the heart attack.

老人心脏病发作之后拖了几个月才去世。

vt.

消磨, 缓慢度过[(+away/out)]

They lingered away the whole evening at the tea-house.

他们在茶馆消磨掉整整一个晚上。

词形变化

副词: lingeringly | 名词: lingerer | 动词过去式: lingered | 动词过去分词: lingered | 动词现在分词: lingering | 动词第三人称单数: lingers |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.持续; 拖延; 磨蹭

stay  wait  delay  remain  tarry  loiter  dawdle  dillydally  lag  

同义参见:

dally  lag  tarry  

反义参见:

leave  hurry  

英英释义

动词 linger:

remain present although waning or gradually dying

be about

同义词：loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, lurk, mill about, mill around

leave slowly and hesitantly

同义词：tarry

take one's time; proceed slowly

同义词：dawdle

move to and fro

同义词：hover

补充

lingerlinger英:[ˈliŋɡə] 美:[ˈlɪŋɡɚ]vi.1.逗留, 徘徊The smell of the gas oil lingered in the house.屋里仍然飘溢着汽油味。2.缓慢消失

例句

1. Davis lingered for a moment in the bar.戴维斯在酒吧待了一会儿。 2. It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger.那是个沉闷的小镇, 很少有人愿意在那里停留。 3. Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight.顾客们可以自由细细品味咖啡直至午夜。 4. The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room.她的香水味在屋里挥之不去。 5. The resentments and the longings lingered.怨恨与热望仍堆在心头无法褪去。 6. a female bullfighter lingering in a coma一名昏迷不醒的女斗牛士 7. The girl lingered by the lake until it was dark.女孩在湖畔一直徘徊到天黑。 8. The beautiful music is still lingering in my ears.美妙的音乐依然在我耳际萦绕。 9. He lingered several days after the car accident.他在车祸后拖了几天才死去。 10. The apprentice lingered his work.这个徒弟磨洋工。 11. The family linger away the whole summer vacation at a pleasure resort.这家人在一处游乐胜地消磨了整个暑假。 12. she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine.她在院子里多待了一会儿，享受一下温暖的阳光。 13. she let her eyes linger on him suggestively.她故意挑逗地把目光在他身上多停留了一会儿。 14. she lingered over her meal.她这顿饭慢吞吞地吃了好长时间。 15. the tradition seems to linger on.这个传统现在似乎还不会消亡。 16. we are thankful that she didn't linger on and suffer.我们都很庆幸她没有拖延时日，没多受苦就死去了。 17. His eyes lingered on the money in her bag.他的眼睛老是盯着她包里的钱。 18. The tourists didn't linger very long.游客没有逗留多久。 19. She lingered at the art exhibit.她在艺术展品前流连徘徊。 20. He lingered in bed and missed breakfast.他赖在床上不起来结果错过了早餐。 21. They lingered over coffee after dinner.饭后，他们不紧不慢地喝咖啡。 22. The heat lingered long after the sun had gone down.太阳下山了，热气却久久不散。 23. The smell of her perfume lingered.她的香水味久久未散。 24. The idea lingered in their minds.那个想法久久地萦绕在他们的脑海中。 25. His unhappiness/resentment lingered on.他的悲伤/怨恨久久挥之不去。 26. The rain lingered on for days.连日阴雨绵绵。 27. "He was very ill, but he lingered on for several more months."他病得很厉害，但又熬了好几个月后才去世。 28. After sunset there were a few lingerers on the beach.日落后，海滩上仍有几个流连忘返的人。 29. This latest evidence should remove any lingering doubts/questions about his innocence.这一最新证据可能会消除萦绕在人们心中的质疑/疑虑，还他清白。 30. The company is still trying to recover from the lingering effects of the strike.罢工带来的影响迟迟未消散，公司仍在尽力恢复。 31. "a long, lingering kiss"长久缠绵的亲吻 32. "a last, lingering look"依依不舍的最后一瞥 33. "He suffered a long, lingering [=very slow] death."他熬了很长一段时间后才去世。