linger

It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger .

这是个沉闷的小镇，没几个人会愿意在此流连。

I know not why they leave their work and linger near my hedge .

我不知道他们为什么放下工作在我篱畔流连。

He lingered on for several months after the heart attack .

他心脏病发作后又拖了几个月才去世。

The civil war lingered on well into the 1930s .

这次内战到20世纪30年代还拖了好几年。

She lingered for a few minutes to talk to Nick .

她多待了几分钟，想跟尼克谈一谈。

The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room .

房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。

It 's strange how childhood impressions linger .

童年的印象经久不忘，真是不可思议。

We lingered over breakfast on the terrace .

我们在平台上慢条斯理地吃着早餐。

Outside , two old boys lingered on the street corner discussing cattle .

两个老头儿在外面街角迟迟不走，聊着牛的事情。

Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight

客人尽可以喝着咖啡逗留到午夜左右。

He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital .

他宁肯在比赛中丢了性命也不愿在医院里苟延残喘。

A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade

一场游击战已经持续了30多年。

I lingered on in Atlanta for a few days , spending much of my time with an artist friend

我在亚特兰大又逗留了几天，大部分时候都和一位搞艺术的朋友在一起。

The rise in industrial production helped chase away lingering fears that the economy is slipping into a new recession .

工业产出的增长有助于驱除人们对于经济正再次陷入衰退的挥之不去的担忧。

The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room

她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。

He was ashamed . That feeling lingered , and he was never comfortable in church after that

他深感羞耻。这种感觉一直萦绕在心头，并且自那以后他在教堂总是觉得不自在。

All their songs have a lingering potency .

他们所有的歌曲都有耐人寻味的魅力。

He lingered over the chocolate cake , letting each forkful slowly dissolve in his mouth .

他细细地品尝巧克力蛋糕，让每一口蛋糕在嘴里慢慢溶化。

When apartheid is over the maladies will linger on .

废除了种族隔离政策后痼疾依然存在。

She lingered after the concert , hoping to meet the star .

音乐会后她不愿离开，希望能遇见那位明星。

Formerly , Ted often lingered around a park , with nothing to do .

从前，特德时常在公园里闲逛，无所事事。

Jill made an excuse to linger on the stairs .

吉尔找借口故意在楼梯上磨磨蹭蹭。

He was lingering about under her window .

他在她的窗下流连徘徊。

His last words still linger in our ears .

他的临终嘱咐仍萦绕在我们耳际。

Some people were lingering round the hall long after the concert had ended .

音乐会结束后很长时间，有些人还在大厅里盘旋。

Formerly he often lingered about [ around ] a park , doing nothing .

从前他时常在公园里逛荡，无所事事。

The music lingered in the air .

余音缭绕。

The song lingered in the air .

歌声缭绕。

The melody is still lingering about long after the performance .

余音袅袅。

The issue has been lingering at the back of my mind for a long time .

长期以来这个问题一直在我的脑海里萦绕。