linger

verb

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。

1. VERB 继续存留
   When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, 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。
2. VERB 留恋；不愿离开；继续逗留
   If you linger somewhere, 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。

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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. When apartheid is over the maladies will linger on.
   废除了种族隔离政策后痼疾依然存在。
9. His last words still linger in our ears.
   他的临终嘱咐仍萦绕在我们耳际。
10. It's very cold. don't linger.
    天很冷，别呆在外面。
11. I know not why they leave their work and linger near my hedge.
    我不知道他们为什么放下工作在我篱畔流连。
12. Do the memories of vanished months of May linger in my limbs?
    消失了的五月的回忆仍旧流连在我的肢体上么？
13. How long will you linger here?
    你打算在这里逗留多长时？
14. I cannot rest, I cannot stay, and I cannot linger anywhere.
    我不能休息、不能停留、不能在任何地方逗留。
15. This one's slightly linger.
    这个稍许长了一点。
16. Linger: It sounds like you've given up.
    玲儿：听起来你已经放弃了。
17. I have one kind of unlucky premonition not to be able to linger, but also cannot say why.
    我有一种不祥的预感萦绕不去，但又说不出什么。
18. 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？
19. Linger: how can you say that? This is important for our future.
    玲儿：你怎么那样说？这对我们的未来很重要耶。
20. I prefer traveling alone and having a lot of time to linger in one place.
    我喜欢独自旅游。这样会有充分的时间在一个地方逗留。
21. Allows you to linger!
    让你流连忘返！
22. 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。
23. Why she chooses to linger in such a place is a beautiful mystery.
    为什么她选择在这样一个地方逗留，这是一个美丽的谜。
24. If you hesitate too long, doubts will linger and turn into fears.
    如果你犹豫太久的话，疑虑会持续不断并进一步演变成为恐惧。
25. Recently, I always seem to never forget recall those things, but they linger in my mind!
    最近，我总是似乎从来没有忘记回忆那些事，但他们萦绕在我的心里！
26. 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。
27. Will I linger at the door when it's my turn to get off?
    当我该下车的时候，我会留恋吗？
28. 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。
29. 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。
30. But you, my daughter, you will linger on in darkness and in doubt.
    但是，我的爱女，将活在恒久不变的黑暗中。

  stay linger remain【导航词义：逗留】

  stay v. 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。

  linger v. 逗留，流连

〔辨析〕尤指因不愿离去而逗留在某处。

  remain v. 〈正式〉留下，逗留

〔辨析〕指某人或某物仍留在原处。

verb

1. leave slowly and hesitantly

   Synonym:    tarry

2. take one's time

   Synonym:    dawdle

3. 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

4. move to and fro
   1. The shy student lingered in the corner

   Synonym:    hover

5. remain present although waning or gradually dying
   1. Her perfume lingered on