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

• The messages conveyed in the eyes of these people, notably the kids, flickers and lingers in my mind and makes my life meaningful.
  消息被表达在这人民眼里，著名孩子，忽悠和依我所见徘徊和使我的生活意味深长。
• For it would seem that love still lingers there.
  因为那份爱还徘徊在我心里。
• Today these superstitious practices are no more, but their influence lingers on in the minds of some people.
  今天这些迷信习俗已不复存在，可是其影响仍然存留在某些人的头脑中。
• 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。
• The flames are all gone, but the pain lingers on.
  火焰褪去，但苦同苟沿残喘。
• But the sudden disappearing of your figure on the screen lingers my missing in the air, which can only be conveyed with my speechless words.
  只是突然依赖的隔屏，消失了你的身影，让我的思念在空中流转，无奈只好让无言的文字倾诉我的想念。
• It is nearing game time and Moyer still lingers in the Phillies dugout.
  已经接近开赛的时间了，Moyer还在休息室里徘徊。
• The stench of viktor's blood still lingers in your veins.
  你的血管里还散发着维克多身上的腥臭味。
• Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
  知识一路行来，智慧徘徊无依。
• It's the kind of country that lingers in your dreams long after you leave it.
  这个山城王国，你不管离开她有多久，都会萦绕在你的梦中。