linger
- IPA[ˈliNGɡər]
美式
- stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave；spend a long time over (something)
verb: linger, 3rd person present: lingers, gerund or present participle: lingering, past tense: lingered, past participle: lingered
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動詞
- 1. stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine she let her eyes linger on him suggestively 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ spend a long time over (something) she lingered over her meal
- ▪ be slow to disappear or die the tradition seems to linger on we are thankful that she didn't linger on and suffer 同義詞 反義詞
- lasting for a long time or slow to end: there are still some lingering doubts in my mind a painful and lingering death
Oxford American Dictionary
- lasting for a long time or slow to end: there are still some lingering doubts in my mind a painful and lingering death
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈlɪŋɡə]
英式
- stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave: she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine she let her eyes linger on him suggestively
Oxford Dictionary
