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

• They lingered over coffee and missed the train.
  他们慢吞吞喝着咖啡，结果误了火车。
• The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room
  她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。
• The two lovers lingered over coffee and didn't realize it was long past midnight;
  这对恋人流连于咖啡馆，一点也没意识到时间早就过了午夜。
• 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。
• One day they had lingered rather late.
  有一天他们在外边耽搁得太久了。
• 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。
• Two days we lingered, then took the back track.
  我们逗留了两天，就回来了。
• The song lingered in the air.
  歌声缭绕。
• A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade
  一场游击战已经持续了30多年。
• The fire had gone out, but the smoke still lingered.
  火灭了，烟还没消尽。