linger
verb 停留,逗留;徘徊
UK /ˈlɪŋ.ɡər/
US /ˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ/
meaning:
to take a long time to leave or disappear
例句:After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors.
戏演完后我们在酒吧里等了一会儿,希望能与演员见上一面。
例句:The smell from the fire still lingered days later.
大火过后好几天还能闻到烧焦的味道。
例句:It’s impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever.
这样恐怖的事件让人难以忘记——会永远留在人们的记忆中。
词汇助记:联想
1)词根:ling—long
2)后缀:-er 多表名词,少数情况下可表动词,whisper