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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They lingered over coffee and missed the train.
  他们慢吞吞喝着咖啡，结果误了火车。
• A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade
  一场游击战已经持续了30多年。
• He lingered in pain for a long time, and then died, bewailing his lost youth.
  他在痛苦中苟延残喘了很长一个时期，最后痛惜他那失去的青春而死去。
• 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。