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 hurried her on, however, past lingering lawyers'clerks, witnesses, what not.
  但是他催着她快走，越过一群逗留着的律师的书记、证人等等。
• Her words quelled any lingering doubts I had had.
  她的话打消了我心头的重重疑虑。
• Therefore, you can realise her straight-forwardness, keen emotions and lingering sexiness among her lines.
  在字里行间让你感应到率真，强烈的感性和缠绵悱恻的性感。
• My husband had a cold and lingering cough for weeks, which we suspect he gave to our infant.
  我的丈夫得了感冒，又持续咳嗽了几周时间，我们怀疑他又传染给了我们幼小的孩子。
• 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。
• Dry, full, properly balanced and extremely enticing with lingering acidity and flavors of cherry and spice.
  口味干、饱满，均衡极佳，非常诱人，萦绕着酸味和樱桃以及香料的味道。
• The melody is still lingering about long after the performance.
  余音袅袅。
• The result of the exam killed his lingering hope.
  考试的最终结果扼杀了他心里残存的希望。
• 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？
• He suffered severely from the lingering illness.
  他久病不愈，受尽煎熬。