linger
verb
ˈlɪŋɡə
verb
1
linger on
also
又作
to
continue
to
exist,
be
noticeable
etc
for
longer
than
is
usual
or
desirable
继续存留
a
taste
that
lingers
in
your
mouth
口中的余味
Unfortunately
the
tax
will
linger
on
until
April.
不幸的是，这种税还要保留到四月份。
2
linger on
also
又作
to
stay
somewhere
a
little
longer,
especially
because
you
do
not
want
to
leave
〔尤因不想离开而〕逗留; 流连
[+
over
]
They
lingered
over
coffee
and
missed
the
last
bus.
他们多喝了一会咖啡，错过了最后一辆巴士。
I
spent
a
week
at
Kandersteg
and
could
happily
have
lingered
on.
我在坎德斯泰格逗留了一个星期，本来还可以开开心心地呆下去。
3
to
continue
looking
at
or
dealing
with
something
for
longer
than
is
usual
or
desirable
盯着〔某物〕; 拖延〔某事〕，停留，磨蹭
always + adv/prep
[+
on/over
]
Mike
let
his
eyes
linger
on
her
face.
迈克的目光在她的脸上徘徊。
There’s
no
need
to
linger
over
this
stage
of
the
interview.
访谈没有必要停留在这一阶段。
4
linger on
also
又作
to
continue
to
live
although
you
are
slowly
dying
苟延残喘
He
surprised
all
the
doctors
by
lingering
on
for
several
weeks.
他拖了几个星期才去世，让所有的医生都很惊讶。