基本释义

[verb] stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave
[动词] 因不愿离开而在某个地方停留超过必要的时间

深入解读

Linger 是一个与常见单词 finger, singer, ginger 等有着相同结尾的单词,主要用来表示“逗留、流连、徘徊、磨蹭”,多指因不愿离开而在某个地方停留超过必要的时间,也可以指目光持续看某人或大脑持续思考某事的时间比通常要长,比如:

  • 她在大厅里逗留了几分钟。
    She lingered for a few minutes in the lobby.
  • 他的目光滞留在她丰满的曲线上。
    His eyes lingered on her ample curves.

进而 linger 也可以用来形容味道、怀疑、记忆、战争等“继续存留、缓慢消失”,也就是尽管强度、重要性、影响力等在减弱,但继续存留的时间比预期或想要的要长,比如:

  • 房间里仍飘溢着香烟的臭味。
    The stale odour of cigarette smoke lingered in the room.

将这个概念用在生命垂危的人、濒临消失的传统等上时,则可以用 linger 引申指“苟延残喘、奄奄一息”,也就是尽管在逐渐衰亡或走向死亡,但仍然保持存活或存在,比如:

  • 那位德高望重的老人中风后拖了几个月才去世。
    The venerable old man lingered several months after his stroke.

外刊例句

  • The idea of emissaries bringing peace lingers on in schematic maps of the 21st-century maritime Silk Road.
    “和平使者”的想法也萦绕在21世纪海上丝绸之路的简图上。
    ——《经济学人》
  • Questions still linger about whether retaliation could have been a factor in Kennedy’s death.
    肯尼迪之死是否有报复的因素在内,到今天还无法断定。
    ——《时代周刊》

常见短语

linger“(逗留,徘徊)是一个动词,通常用来描述停留或滞留在某个地方的行为,或指某种感觉、思想等持续存在的状态。以下是一些包含单词 “linger” 的短语,附带中文解释:

  1. linger in the garden(在花园徘徊)
  2. linger over breakfast(悠闲地用早餐)
  3. linger in the memory(留存在记忆中)
  4. linger in the mind(持续存在于思想中)
  5. linger on the horizon(停留在地平线上)
  6. linger in the shadows(在阴影中徘徊)
  7. linger at the beach(在海滩逗留)
  8. linger in the atmosphere(停留在氛围中)
  9. linger during sunset(在日落时徘徊)
  10. linger in the background(在背景中持续存在)
  11. linger in the air(停留在空气中)
  12. linger on the edge(在边缘徘徊)
  13. linger in the heart(存在于内心)
  14. linger after the party(在派对结束后逗留)
  15. linger by the river(在河边逗留)
  16. linger in the conversation(在谈话中停留)
  17. linger in the emotions(持续存在于情感中)
  18. linger during the performance(在表演期间逗留)
  19. linger on the surface(停留在表面上)
  20. linger in the rain(在雨中徘徊)
  21. linger by the window(在窗前逗留)
  22. linger in the background(在背景中逗留)
  23. linger after the event(在事件后逗留)
  24. linger in the thoughts(持续存在于思想中)
  25. linger on the lips(停留在嘴唇上)
  26. linger during the journey(在旅途中逗留)
  27. linger in the feelings(在感觉中持续存在)
  28. linger by the fire(在火边逗留)
  29. linger in the imagination(在想象中持续存在)
  30. linger on the brink(在边缘徘徊)
  31. linger in the memory(存在于记忆中)
  32. linger at the scene(在现场逗留)
  33. linger in the subconscious(在潜意识中持续存在)
  34. linger during the night(在夜晚逗留)
  35. linger on the mind(持续存在于脑海中)
  36. linger by the sea(在海边逗留)
  37. linger in the ambiance(存在于氛围中)
  38. linger in the experience(在体验中持续存在)
  39. linger on the tongue(停留在舌头上)
  40. linger in the music(在音乐中持续存在)
  41. linger in the silence(在寂静中徘徊)
  42. linger by the mountains(在山区逗留)
  43. linger in the feelings(在情感中持续存在)
  44. linger during the sunrise(在日出时逗留)
  45. linger on the palate(停留在味蕾上)
  46. linger in the past(存在于过去中)
  47. linger in the background(在背景中逗留)
  48. linger by the lake(在湖边逗留)
  49. linger in the atmosphere(在氛围中徘徊)
  50. linger during the conversation(在谈话中逗留)

同近义词

loiter: stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose
dawdle: waste time; be slow
abide: (of a feeling or memory) continue without fading or being lost

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