[no obj.]stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave (不愿离开而)逗留,多停留 she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine. 她在院子里多待了一会儿,享受一下温暖的阳光。 she let her eyes linger on him suggestively. 她故意挑逗地把目光在他身上多停留了一会儿。 ■(linger over)spend a long time over (something) 磨蹭,拖延 she lingered over her meal. 她这顿饭慢吞吞地吃了好长时间。 ■be slow to disappear or die 继续留存,缓慢消失;苟延残喘 the tradition seems to linger on. 这个传统现在似乎还不会消亡。 we are thankful that she didn't linger on and suffer. 我们都很庆幸她没有拖延时日,没多受苦就死去了。
派生 lingerer noun 语源
Middle English (in the sense 'dwell, abide'): frequentative of obsolete leng 'prolong', of Germanic origin; related to German längen 'make long(er'), also to long