lingering是什么意思？

lingering

英[ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ] 美[ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ]

• adj. 拖延的，逗留不去的；
• v. 逗留( linger的现在分词 )，缓慢消失，苟延残喘，持续看（或思考）；

副词：lingeringly;

例句

• The issue has been lingering at the back of my mind for a long time. 长期以来这个问题一直在我的脑海里萦绕。
• These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery. 这些数字彻底扼杀了人们对经济早日复苏所抱的一线希望。
• the lingering sweetness of incense 萦绕不去的熏香气味
• The melody is still lingering about long after the performance. 余音袅袅.
• Unemployment and lingering disease cooperated to make his family broken. 失业加上长期的疾病,使他倾家荡产.
• All their songs have a lingering potency. 他们所有的歌曲都有耐人寻味的魅力。

英语六级真题

Although most people admitted to some lingering rivalry, it was rarely strong enough to end the relationship.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
About one eighth of them admitted to lingering bitter feelings
出自-2014年6月听力原文
Lingering racism If the Obama effect is positive for African Americans, how is it affecting their white compatriots (同胞)
出自-2010年6月阅读原文

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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  拖延的;逗留不去的
  the lingering sweetness of incense 萦绕不去的熏香气味 These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery. 这些数字彻底扼杀了人们对经济早日复苏所抱的一线希望。 Unemployment and lingering disease cooperated to make his family broken. 失业加上长期的疾病,使他倾家荡产。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the act of tarrying
• Adjective
  1. continuing for a long time;
  "a lingering sense of guilt"