linger

🇬🇧 UK/'liŋgә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To stay somewhere longer than necessary; to remain or persist gradually fading away

逗留,徘徊;迟迟不离去;持续存在

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
lingerother
=linger

Common Collocations

  • 1.linger on逗留
  • 2.linger around徘徊
  • 3.linger in停留在

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    After the party ended, some guests continued to linger in the living room.

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