| [/ˈlɪŋgə(r); ˋlɪŋɡɚ/] v [I, Ipr, Ip] 用法:
1 stay for a long time; be unwilling to leave 逗留; 徘徊:
She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star. 音乐会後她徘徊不去, 希望能一见明星. *
linger about/around/on 在附近[在周围/不断]徘徊. 用法:
2 be slow; dawdle 动作迟缓; 磨蹭; 拖沓:
There's no time to linger it'll soon be dark. 没时间拖延了--天快黑了. *
linger (long) over one's meal 慢腾腾吃饭. 用法:
3 remain in existence althoughbecoming weaker 苟延残喘; 奄奄一息:
Though desperately ill he could linger on (ie not die) for months. 他虽病入膏肓, 却尚能苟延数月. *
The custom still lingers (on) in some villages. 此风俗在有些村里至今犹存. *
The smell of her perfume lingered in the empty house. 空屋里仍然飘溢著她的香水味. |