lingering

英 [ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ]

美 [ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ]

adj.  拖延的; 缠绵的; 缓慢消失的; 迟迟不去的
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的现在分词

现在分词：lingering　

BNC.9967 / COCA.7216

牛津词典

adj.

• 拖延的；缠绵的；缓慢消失的；迟迟不去的
  slow to end or disappear
  1. a painful and lingering death
     痛苦而拖延时日的死亡
  2. a last lingering look
     依依不舍的最后一瞥
  3. lingering doubts
     挥之不去的疑虑
  4. a lingering smell of machine oil
     飘浮不散的机油味

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

noun

• the act of tarrying
  Synonym:tarriance

双语例句

• He suffered severely from the lingering illness.
  他久病不愈，受尽煎熬。
• All their songs have a lingering potency.
  他们所有的歌曲都有耐人寻味的魅力。
• Provided that falling love is hurt, lingering love is death, how can I go on?
  既然陷入爱情是伤痛的，拖延的爱情是致命的，我如何继续？
• Her words quelled any lingering doubts I had had.
  她的话打消了我心头的重重疑虑。
• The issue has been lingering at the back of my mind for a long time.
  长期以来这个问题一直在我的脑海里萦绕。
• Tourists are lingering on the soft sand and enjoying natural tropical plants.
  细软的白沙滩和天然的热带植物王国让游人流连忘返。
• Round and well structured with an elegant balance and a lingering finish.
  圆润和美妙的结构，并且典雅的平衡和回味悠长。
• Method to disable or enable lingering.
  方法，以禁用或启用逗留。
• He's so weak as to have merely a lingering breath of life.
  他虚弱得只有残喘的份儿了。
• She says she's stopped seeing him, but I still have lingering doubts.
  她说她已不再去看他，但我仍持怀疑态度。