linger
['liŋgə]
vi.徘徊, 逗留, 消磨, 漫步
例句与用法:
He lingered outside the school after everybody else had gone home.
别人回家后,他仍在学校外面徘徊。
The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind.
美妙的音乐在我心中回荡。
词形变化:
副词: lingeringly | 名词: lingerer | 动词过去式: lingered | 动词过去分词: lingered | 动词现在分词: lingering | 动词第三人称单数: lingers |
详细释义:
vi.
1. 继续逗留, 徘徊[(+on)]
Davis lingered for a moment in the bar.
戴维斯在酒吧逗留了一会儿。
2. 持续, 缓慢消失[(+on)]
The sound lingered in the air.
那声音在空中持续了好久。
3. 磨蹭, 拖延[(+over)]
They lingered over coffee and missed the train.
他们慢吞吞喝着咖啡, 结果误了火车。
4. 苟延残喘[(+on)]
The old man lingered several months after the heart attack.
老人心脏病发作之后拖了几个月才去世。
vt.
消磨, 缓慢度过[(+away/out)]
They lingered away the whole evening at the tea-house.
他们在茶馆消磨掉整整一个晚上。