英语词汇“linger”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lingerlinger /ˈlɪŋgɚ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYlinger

Origin: 1200-1300 leng to lengthen, delay (11-16 centuries), from Old English lengan

VERB TABLE

linger

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	linger
	he, she, it	lingers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	lingered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have lingered
	he, she, it	has lingered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had lingered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will linger
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have lingered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am lingering
	he, she, it	is lingering
	you, we, they	are lingering
Past	I, he, she, it	was lingering
	you, we, they	were lingering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been lingering
	he, she, it	has been lingering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been lingering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be lingering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been lingering

1 (also linger on) to continue to exist for a long time: The taste of the sauce lingers in your mouth. Summer weather has lingered on longer than usual.2 (also linger on) to stay somewhere a little longer, especially because you do not want to leave: The crowd lingered on, hoping for more entertainment.linger over We lingered over drinks in a small café.3[always + adv./prep.] to continue looking at or dealing with something for longer than is usual: linger on/over etc. The camera lingered over the man’s old wrinkled face.4 (also linger on) to stay alive for a long time although you are extremely weak: Uncle Gene lingered on a year longer than doctors expected. [Origin: 1200–1300 leng to lengthen, delay (11–16 centuries), from Old English lengan]—lingerer noun [countable]