| 单词 | linger |
| 释义 | linger (once / 206 pages) v When someone lingers, he or she takes an unexpectedly long time to depart, as Romeo lingers when bidding Juliet farewell (or as annoying houseguests almost always tend to do). In addition to its primary meaning of "taking a long time to depart," linger has the additional meaning of "persisting while gradually weakening." In this sense, linger can refer to feelings or sensations that slowly fade away, like the smell of perfume that lingers in an elevator after the passengers have exited. WORD FAMILYlinger: lingered, lingerer, lingering, lingers+/lingerer: lingerers/lingering: lingerings USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s harder to explain the lingering of symptoms such as fatigue and weakness. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The concerns Stewart felt in the morning at the school’s front door linger through the day . Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The stench will linger due to the stakes. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1v remain present although waning or gradually dying Her perfume lingered on Hyper persist, remain, stay stay behind 2v be about Syn|Hypo|Hyper footle, hang around, lallygag, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry lurch, prowl loiter about, with no apparent aim be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 3v take one's time; proceed slowly Syn|Ant|Hyper dawdle belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it move fast move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 4v leave slowly and hesitantly Syn|Hyper tarry go away, go forth, leave go away from a place 5v move to and fro The shy student lingered in the corner Syn|Hyper hover hesitate, waffle, waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness |
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