linger

英 [ˈlɪŋɡə(r)]

美 [ˈlɪŋɡər]

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)

过去式：lingered　第三人称单数：lingers　过去分词：lingered　现在分词：lingering　

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同义词辨析

stay linger remain【导航词义：逗留】

stayv. 停留，逗留

〔辨析〕

普通用词，多指人在某处暂时逗留，或呆在某处不动。

〔例证〕

The teacher told him to stay behind after class.
老师要他下课后留下来。
You may stay as long as you please.
你爱呆多久就呆多久。
She insisted that we stay for supper.
她一定要我们留下吃晚饭。

lingerv. 逗留，流连

〔辨析〕

尤指因不愿离去而逗留在某处。

〔例证〕

He was lingering about under her window.
他在她的窗下流连徘徊。
Jill made an excuse to linger on the stairs.
吉尔找借口故意在楼梯上磨磨蹭蹭。
She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star.
音乐会后她不愿离开，希望能遇见那位明星。

remainv. 〈正式〉留下，逗留

〔辨析〕

指某人或某物仍留在原处。

〔例证〕

I remained in Chicago until June.
我在芝加哥一直呆到6月。
The police told everybody to remain in their cars.
警察叫大家都留在车里。
He was allowed to remain there.
他获准留在那里。

牛津词典

verb

继续存留；缓慢消失
to continue to exist for longer than expected
1. The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room.
  房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。
2. The civil war lingered on well into the 1930s.
  这次内战到20世纪30年代还拖了好几年。
流连；逗留；徘徊；花很长时间做（某事）；磨蹭
to stay somewhere for longer because you do not want to leave; to spend a long time doing sth
1. She lingered for a few minutes to talk to Nick.
  她多待了几分钟，想跟尼克谈一谈。
2. We lingered over breakfast on the terrace.
  我们在平台上慢条斯理地吃着早餐。
持续看（或思考）
to continue to look at sb/sth or think about sth for longer than usual
1. His eyes lingered on the diamond ring on her finger.
  他的目光滞留在她手指上的钻戒上。
苟延残喘；奄奄一息
to stay alive but become weaker
1. He lingered on for several months after the heart attack.
  他心脏病发作后又拖了几个月才去世。

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。

英英释义

verb

leave slowly and hesitantly
Synonym:tarry
take one's time
Synonym:dawdle
be about
1. The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
2. Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
Synonym:loiterloungefootlelollygagloaflallygaghang aroundmess abouttarrylurkmill aboutmill around
move to and fro
1. The shy student lingered in the corner
Synonym:hover
remain present although waning or gradually dying
1. Her perfume lingered on

双语例句

Stars fading, but I linger on, dear still craving your kiss.
星光流逝，我仍在徘徊，亲爱的，渴望你的吻。
Perhaps a long time on the N* No linger so uncomfortable.
或许时间长了就看淡了。就不再那么不舒服。
Linger: It sounds like you've given up.
玲儿：听起来你已经放弃了。
Do not linger to gather flowers to keep them, but walk on, for.
只管走下去，不必逗留着采了花朵来保存。
Did I tell you that I'd rather linger in the dark?
我是否告诉了您，我喜欢在黑暗中徘徊？
Linger: I should get you to talk to my brother and Amanda.
玲儿：我应该让你去跟我弟和亚曼达谈谈。
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。
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。
A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade
一场游击战已经持续了30多年。
This one's slightly linger.
这个稍许长了一点。