| 单词 | linger |
| 释义 | linger (lɪŋgəʳ ) Word forms: lingers , lingering , lingered 1. verb When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected. The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room. [VERB adverb/preposition] A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade. [VERB adverb/preposition] He was ashamed. That feeling lingered, and he was never comfortable in church after that. [VERB] He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital. [VERB-ing] 2. verb If you linger somewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example because you are enjoying yourself. Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight. [VERB adverb/preposition] I lingered on in Atlanta for a few days, spending much of my time with an artist friend. [VERB adverb/preposition] It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger. [VERB] Synonyms: stay, remain, stop, wait Collocations: camera lingers The camera lingers several times on a cigarette he's smoking, as if that revealed something. Globe and Mail However, the dealers often accept the offers to put an end to the awkward silence as the camera lingers on them. Times, Sunday Times The camera lingers as she shapes the neck and cork. Times, Sunday Times The camera lingers on her body not for titillation, but to highlight the journey she undergoes. The Sun The camera lingers on the results, unnecessarily. The Times Literary Supplement The feeling of forgiveness follows hard on the heels of forgiveness, and we don't linger long in the depths. Christianity Today The party's great while it lasts but it doesn't linger long in the mind. The Sun Such adventures do not linger long in the public consciousness. Times, Sunday Times The crayfish served at its waterfront restaurants will linger long in the memory. Times, Sunday Times The best slogans linger long in the memory. Times,Sunday Times The memory lingers like a favourite scent. Times, Sunday Times The memory lingers, 40-odd years later. Times, Sunday Times Another memory lingers in my mind. Times, Sunday Times I had not seen or heard a word of him from that time to this, but his memory lingers. Times, Sunday Times We know only that the memory lingers. Times, Sunday Times Yet a question lingers over how such small, privately kept and used objects functioned as political symbols. The Times Literary Supplement A big question lingers about the administration's stance on global financial co-ordination. Times, Sunday Times But for now, the question lingers in the air: who? Times, Sunday Times In those circumstances, the auction house gets no commission for all its hard work, and on top of that a bad smell lingers. Times, Sunday Times And the smell lingers on your clothes - it's just such a big turn-off. The Sun I had the chimney swept, and open the windows, but the smell lingers. Times, Sunday Times Obviously you can discuss poetry without using such terms, so the suspicion lingers that they are included as an earnest of his erudition. Times, Sunday Times The suspicion lingers that he got exactly the victory he asked for and will be a creature of the trade unions. Times, Sunday Times But the suspicion lingers that his inability to separate his private life from his public role could put national security at risk. Times, Sunday Times Yet despite our knowing this, a suspicion lingers over pop. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 继续存留想法、感觉、疾病 Japanese: いつまでも残る |
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