中英互译
linger
英 /ˈlɪŋɡə(r)/美 /ˈlɪŋɡər/
基本释义
- v.继续存留,缓慢消失;流连,逗留;持续看(或思考);苟延残喘;消磨,缓慢度过
- 人名 (Linger)(法)兰热,(德、捷、瑞典)林格(人名)
第三人称单数lingers
现在分词lingering
过去式lingered
过去分词lingered
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词语例句
继续存留,缓慢消失vi.
六级四级The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room.
她的香水味在房间里久久不散。
Sometimes old technology lingers for centuries because of its symbolic power.
有时,旧技术也能凭借其象征意义的力量得以流传几百年。
Because changes aren't reflected across the content delivery networks immediately, ghost copies of files tend to linger for days or weeks.
由于更改不会立即在内容交付网络中反映出来,文件的影子副本往往会持续几天或几周。
流连,逗留vi.
Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight.
顾客们可以慢慢品味咖啡到午夜。
持续看(或思考)vi.
His eyes lingered on the present over there.
他的目光滞留在那边的礼物上。
苟延残喘vi.
He lingered on for several hours in the hospital.
他在医院苟延残喘了几个小时才去世。
- I slunk off in the direction of the cocktail table—the only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone.我偷偷朝鸡尾酒桌的方向溜去——这是花园中唯一一个可以让一个人在这里逗留而不会显得毫无目的和孤独的地方。
- It's strange how childhood impressions linger.童年的印象经久不忘,真是不可思议。来自《牛津词典》
- When apartheid is over the maladies will linger on.种族隔离废止后,这种社会弊病还会继续。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- linger on继续存留
- linger over sth.磨蹭,拖延
- linger on sth.持续看某物
- linger over在…上拖延;细细思考;仔细欣赏;慢吞吞地做某事
- linger on流连忘返;苟延残喘;一直存在;徘徊
- The Dead Linger丧尸国度
- Memories linger on回忆却会继续流连
- Linger in shadows影中漫步
- Shadows Linger暗影徘徊
词语扩展
vi.
徘徊;苟延残喘;磨蹭
vt.
消磨;缓慢度过
词义分布
徘徊
41.2%
逗留
27.2%
萦绕
14.9%
苟延残喘
6.1%
磨蹭
3.5%
低回
1.8%
盘桓
1.8%
消磨
1.8%
萦绕着
1.8%
英英释义
- v.remain present although waning or gradually dying
- v.be about
- v.leave slowly and hesitantly
- v.take one's time; proceed slowly
- v.move to and fro
词源
- linger逗留,留连来自古英语lengan,延长,加长,词源同long.引申词义逗留,流连。
- linger延长;逗留,徘徊,拖延来源于史前日耳曼语langgjan(使延长),德语为laengen。 词根词缀: ling(long)长的 + -er动词词尾 → 延长 → 留恋徘徊
- linger徘徊;逗留它和long(长的)同源,涉及元音音变;“徘徊,逗留”是在原地停留很长的时间。同样地,lounge(休息室;起居室)也是同源词,可以在“逗留”含义的基础上助记,休息室是人们的逗留之处;其本义是"lie at full length",就是可将身体完全伸展的地方。