linger
linger 英 [ˈlɪŋgə(r)] 美 [ˈlɪŋɡɚ]
v. 徘徊；磨蹭
进行时:lingering 过去式:lingered 过去分词:lingered 第三人称单数:lingers
- 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).
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- v. 徘徊；磨蹭
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1. The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room.
房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。
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2. She lingered for a few minutes to talk to Nick.
她多待了几分钟，想跟尼克谈一谈。
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3. We lingered over breakfast on the terrace.
我们在台阶上慢条斯理地吃着早餐。
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4. His eyes lingered on the diamond ring on her finger.
他一直注视着她手指上的钻戒。
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5. He lingered on for several months after the heart attack.
他心脏病发作后又拖了几个月才去世。
- linger (v.) c. 1300, lenger "reside, dwell," northern England frequentative of lengen "to tarry," from Old English lengan "prolong, lengthen," from Proto-Germanic *langjan "to make long" (source also of Old Frisian lendza, Old High German lengan, Dutch lengen "to lengthen"), from *langaz- "long" (see long (adj.)).
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