linger
翻譯
逗留, 徘徊, 存留
例句
The smell of coffee lingered in the air.
咖啡的香味在空氣中久久不散。
He lingered after the party to help clean up.
派對結束後,他逗留下來幫忙打掃。
The doubt lingered in her mind.
疑慮在她的腦海中揮之不去。
文法模式
((sb./sth.)) lingers (人/物)逗留,存留 The smell of coffee lingered in the air.
((sth.)) lingers ((in sb.'s mind)) (某事)縈繞在(某人)心頭 The doubt lingered in her mind.
近義詞
同義詞: loiter, remain, persist; 反義詞: leave, depart, vanish
詞源
源自古英語“lengan”,意為“使變長,延長”。
記憶技巧
想像某事物停留了很“long”(長)的時間。“Linger”聽起來像“longer”(更長)。