lingers

英 [ˈlɪŋɡəz]

美 [ˈlɪŋɡərz]

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)
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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

• And while this pain is normal, sometimes that pain lingers for too long.
  然而这种痛是正常的，有时候那种痛会持续很久。
• Many men tend to repress their reaction, so it lingers like basement mold.
  而许多男士更倾向于压制他们的反应，所以就像地窖里的霉菌一样挥之不去。
• When food lingers along the edges of your gums, it can trigger bacterial growth and infections.
  食物逗留在牙龈周边时，可能引发细菌滋生和感染。
• The superstition still lingers on among them.
  那种迷信仍然残留在他们的脑海中。
• It is not like our flesh body that has birth and death and lingers in transmigration.
  不像我们的肉身是有生有死，不断地在轮回之中徘徊。
• All that lingers is not just the scenery but also our mood.
  原来流连不去的，从来都不是美景，我们只是想要留住那份心情。
• The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.
  歌声虽已结束，但美妙的旋律仍在萦回。
• Their beauty captures every young dreamer who lingers near them.
  美丽迷住了每个年轻的追梦人，在它身旁徘徊。
• She lingers with her gentle feet in my chamber.
  她用轻柔的小脚丫在房间里面踱着脚步。
• Although the Lantern Festival, but the memories of still lingers ripples in my heart.
  虽然元宵节过去了，但那美好的回忆仍久久荡漾在我心中。