• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 四级真题
  • 柯林斯词典释义
例句
英语四级真题
    But while printing quickly caused the hand written book to die out, handwriting lingered on (继续存在) well into the 16th century.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • VERB
    继续存留
    When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected.
    例句
    The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room... 她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。 A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade... 一场游击战已经持续了30多年。
  • VERB
    留恋;不愿离开;继续逗留
    If you linger somewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example because you are enjoying yourself.
    例句
    Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight... 客人尽可以喝着咖啡逗留到午夜左右。 I lingered on in Atlanta for a few days, spending much of my time with an artist friend... 我在亚特兰大又逗留了几天,大部分时候都和一位搞艺术的朋友在一起。