linger
翻譯
逗留, 徘徊, 流連
例句
They lingered over their coffee for another hour.
他們又喝了一個小時的咖啡,遲遲不願離去。
The smell of smoke lingered in the air.
煙味在空氣中久久不散。
The doubt lingered in her mind.
疑慮在她的腦海中揮之不去。
文法模式
((~)) ((over sth.)) (為某事)逗留過久 They lingered over their coffee.
((~)) 長時間持續存在 The smell of smoke lingered in the air.
近義詞
loiter (閒逛), remain (停留), persist (持續); 反義詞: leave (離開), depart (啟程), vanish (消失)
詞源
源自中古英語「lengen」,來自古英語「lengan」,意為「延長,延遲」。與「long」(長)有關。
記憶技巧
把它和「long」(長)聯繫起來。Linger 就是待很「長」時間。