单词 | lingering |
释义 | lingering From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlingeringlin‧ger‧ing /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ adjective [usually before noun]LONG TIMEcontinuing to exist for longer than is usual or desirablelingering doubts/suspicions etc Any lingering hopes of winning the title soon disappeared.lingering death. Mr Wilkins suffered a lingering smell/aroma/odour the lingering aroma of chocolate —lingeringly adverbExamples from the Corpuslingering• Carcasses are left to rot, while deer wounded by poor marksmen suffer lingering deaths.• She was niggled by a lingering doubt that she might have played her cards badly.• If he had any lingering doubts about the marriage, he did not show it.• Dad suffers from the lingering effects of radiation treatments• Slow lingering illnesses may require only one remedy a day or less.• What will be the lingering images of the Sydney Olympic Games?• He clasped the royal hand and plastered it with three lingering kisses.• If he had any lingering memories, which was almost impossible to credit, they would not match what he now encountered.• lingering questions about the assassination• She had a lingering sense of guilt for some time after breaking off her relationship with Henry.lingering doubts/suspicions etc• Dennis's unwitting participation in our mating was so exciting that we soon overcame any lingering doubts about the risks involved.• But there have always been lingering doubts of his innocence.• Schoonover hopes that having the theater functioning will finally dispel any lingering doubts that the project is moving forward. |
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