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

• The melody is still lingering about long after the performance.
  余音袅袅。
• All their songs have a lingering potency.
  他们所有的歌曲都有耐人寻味的魅力。
• After digesting yesterday's news, some lingering questions remain.
  看了昨天的新闻摘要后，一些问题仍旧挥之不去。
• Lacking mathematical tools, the analysis of cause and effect became a source of unending paradoxes and lingering embarrassments.
  缺乏数学工具，为因果分析带来了无休止的悖论和长久的难堪。
• I am very happy because there is no lingering pain.
  我非常开心因为我现在已经感受不到伤痛的困扰了。
• 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。
• It may be influenced by lingering recession effects, which may take more than seven years to disappear.
  它或许受到了经济衰退后续效果（可能需要7年以上时间才会消失）的影响。
• He suffered severely from the lingering illness.
  他久病不愈，受尽煎熬。
• 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。
• These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery.
  这些数字彻底扼杀了人们对经济早日复苏所抱的一线希望。