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:
- linger in the garden(在花园徘徊)
- linger over breakfast(悠闲地用早餐)
- linger in the memory(留存在记忆中)
- linger in the mind(持续存在于思想中)
- linger on the horizon(停留在地平线上)
- linger in the shadows(在阴影中徘徊)
- linger at the beach(在海滩逗留)
- linger in the atmosphere(停留在氛围中)
- linger during sunset(在日落时徘徊)
- linger in the background(在背景中持续存在)
- linger in the air(停留在空气中)
- linger on the edge(在边缘徘徊)
- linger in the heart(存在于内心)
- linger after the party(在派对结束后逗留)
- linger by the river(在河边逗留)
- linger in the conversation(在谈话中停留)
- linger in the emotions(持续存在于情感中)
- linger during the performance(在表演期间逗留)
- linger on the surface(停留在表面上)
- linger in the rain(在雨中徘徊)
- linger by the window(在窗前逗留)
- linger in the background(在背景中逗留)
- linger after the event(在事件后逗留)
- linger in the thoughts(持续存在于思想中)
- linger on the lips(停留在嘴唇上)
- linger during the journey(在旅途中逗留)
- linger in the feelings(在感觉中持续存在)
- linger by the fire(在火边逗留)
- linger in the imagination(在想象中持续存在)
- linger on the brink(在边缘徘徊)
- linger in the memory(存在于记忆中)
- linger at the scene(在现场逗留)
- linger in the subconscious(在潜意识中持续存在)
- linger during the night(在夜晚逗留)
- linger on the mind(持续存在于脑海中)
- linger by the sea(在海边逗留)
- linger in the ambiance(存在于氛围中)
- linger in the experience(在体验中持续存在)
- linger on the tongue(停留在舌头上)
- linger in the music(在音乐中持续存在)
- linger in the silence(在寂静中徘徊)
- linger by the mountains(在山区逗留)
- linger in the feelings(在情感中持续存在)
- linger during the sunrise(在日出时逗留)
- linger on the palate(停留在味蕾上)
- linger in the past(存在于过去中)
- linger in the background(在背景中逗留)
- linger by the lake(在湖边逗留)
- linger in the atmosphere(在氛围中徘徊)
- 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