Linger
[ 'lɪŋɡɚ ]
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vi. 逗留，徘徊;缓慢消失;
📝 例句
Mother told him not to linger on the way home.
妈妈告诉他不要在回家的路上逗留。
They would linger at the jamb of the door.
他们就在门旁侧壁那呆着不走。
The old man lingered several months after the heart attack.
老人心脏病发作之后拖了几个月才去世。
Executives would linger in the halls, hoping to run into him.
高级职员们会在大厅里徘徊，希望能够撞见他。
The sound lingered in the air.
那声音在空中持续了好久。
🌱 联想助记
【串】singer(歌手)喜欢在台上linger(徘徊)并用finger(手指)指来指去
【记】※ singer-歌唱家,linger-留恋:歌唱家对灵歌(谐音)的留恋
※ ling-拼音“令”,er-拼音“儿”:命令儿童离开,不得在此徘徊
※ ling-拼音“铃”,er-拼音“儿”:上课的铃儿响了,儿子还逗留在课室外面
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
linger
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
1 stay for a long time; be unwilling to leave 逗留; 徘徊
She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star. 音乐会後她徘徊不去, 希望能一见明星.
linger about/around/on 在附近[在周围/不断]徘徊.
2 be slow; dawdle 动作迟缓; 磨蹭; 拖沓
There's no time to linger it'll soon be dark. 没时间拖延了--天快黑了.
linger (long) over one's meal 慢腾腾吃饭.
3 remain in existence althoughbecoming weaker 苟延残喘; 奄奄一息
Though desperately ill he could linger on (ie not die) for months. 他虽病入膏肓, 却尚能苟延数月.
The custom still lingers (on) in some villages. 此风俗在有些村里至今犹存.
The smell of her perfume lingered in the empty house. 空屋里仍然飘溢著她的香水味.
🎯 考研助记
ling(long)+er(更.的):更长的- 逗留 留恋 恋哥（谐音）： 留恋哥哥 网友：yqy补充： finger－linger：是手指想逗留还是人想？singer-linger：留恋歌手
🔁 扩展释义
*['liŋgә]vi. 逗留, 消磨, 徘徊vt. 消磨
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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A few minutes later
几分钟后
He did not know from which part of Africa his ancestor had come.
他不知道祖先来自非洲的什么地方。
So your aunt was a wealthy woman?
那么你伯母就是一位富有的女人了？