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lingering

/ling-ger/US // ˈlɪŋ gər //UK // (ˈlɪŋɡə) //

悠长的,绵绵不绝,悠长,绵绵不绝的

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
    • : to remain alive; continue or persist, although gradually dying, ceasing, disappearing, etc.: She lingered a few months after the heart attack. Such practices still linger among the older natives.
    • : to dwell in contemplation, thought, or enjoyment: to linger over the beauty of a painting.
    • : to be tardy in action; delay; dawdle: to linger in discharging one's duties.
    • : to walk slowly; saunter along.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to pass in a leisurely or a tedious manner: We lingered away the whole summer at the beach.
    • : Archaic. to draw out or protract.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.chronic
Synonyms
abiding不动的,不变的,不动摇的,不衰的constant恒定的,恒定,恒定不变,恒量continuing继续,持续,持续的,持续性deep-rooted根深蒂固,根深蒂固的,深刻的,深层的deep-seated深层的,深刻的,深层次的,深层enduring持久性,持久,持久的,持久不衰ever-present无时无刻不在的,无时无刻不在,始终如一的,始终存在的ingrained根深蒂固的,刻骨铭心的,根深蒂固,深刻的lasting持久性,持久,持久不变,持久的lifelong一生,一生一世,一生中,终身persistent持久性,持续性的,持久的,顽固的protracted旷日持久,旷日持久的,漫长的,冗长的recurrent循环性,循环性的,经常性的,反复出现的recurring反复出现的,反复出现,重复出现的,反复出现的情况stubborn顽固的,顽固,倔强,倔强的confirmed确认,证实,已确认,证实了fixed固定的,固定,固定式,固定不变incurable不可救药,无可救药,没救了,不可救药的obstinate倔强,倔强的,顽固的,顽固perennial多年生,多年生的,多年生植物,常年persisting持续存在,持续的,持续存在的,持续性的prolonged旷日持久的,延长的,延长了的,漫长的rooted有根基的,有根的,有根有据的,有根有据routine常规,例行公事,日常工作,常规的settled固定的,稳定的,安定的,安定下来的sustained持续的,持续,持续发展,持续不断的ceaseless不停地,不间断的,无休止的,不停的continual持续的,持续不断的,不断的,持续continuous连续的,连续不断的,连续,连续不断habitual习惯性的,惯常的,惯用的,习惯性inborn天生的,先天性,先天性的,先天的inbred近亲繁殖的,近亲繁殖,近亲繁殖的人,近亲繁殖者ineradicable坚定不移的,坚定不移,难以忍受的,不可移动的inveterate刻骨铭心,刻骨铭心的,刻板印象,刻板的long-lived寿命长的,寿命长,长寿的,长寿long-standing长久以来,长期以来tenacious坚韧,坚韧不拔,顽强,坚韧的unabating持续不断,不停地,不间断的,不停的unmitigated无懈可击的,无懈可击,无所不至,无所不包unyielding不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,坚忍不拔,坚韧不拔usual通常,通常情况下,通常的,寻常

Examples

  • There’s one more moment in this section I want to linger on before we move on to Part 3.

  • At a car lot, three salesmen were lingering by the showroom door, and one had his mask below his nose.

  • His death sparked protests nationwide over systemic racism and its lingering effects in American society, in places ranging from courtrooms to classrooms.

  • Simply stated, we’re going to run out of money if we linger any longer in bankruptcy.

  • As of Wednesday, occupancy around the inauguration lingered just below 6 percent, a reality that she called “somewhat alarming” for her industry.

  • Occasional, more traditional efforts have met with success—the Big Apple Circus and lingering smaller acts.

  • Was there lingering resentment over you choosing your wife over Lauryn?

  • In the midst of that fierce winter, Anna fell ill, developing a nasty, lingering cough.

  • So that stigma, despite the success of the last decade, is still lingering.

  • So why is that such a lingering stereotype in the way pop culture represents Hollywood?

  • A lingering hope was dispelled when, looking right and left along Bond Street, he failed to perceive the missing pair.

  • He saw enough in her face to impel him to take her hand and hold it while he said his lingering good night.

  • There was a faint, pleasant odor lingering in the room—a vaguely familiar odor.

  • The royal family were still in the dungeons of the Temple, lingering through the dreary hours of the most desolate imprisonment.

  • Having penned these lines, Queeker heaved a deep sigh—cast one long lingering gaze on the moon, and went to bed.