linger
US: /ˈɫɪŋɝ/, /ˈɫɪŋɡɝ/
UK: /lˈɪŋɡɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
linger /'liɳgə/- nội động từ
- nấn ná, lần lữa, chần chừ, nán lại
- to linger at home after leave: chần chừ ở nhà sau khi hết phép
- to linger over (upon) a subject: viết (nói) dằng dai về một vấn đề
- kéo dài
- to linger over a meal: kéo dài một bữa ăn
- chậm trễ, la cà
- to linger on the way: la cà trên đường đi
- sống lai nhai (người ốm nặng); còn rơi rớt lại (phong tục...)
- nấn ná, lần lữa, chần chừ, nán lại
- ngoại động từ
- kéo dài
- to linger out one's life: kéo dài cuộc sống lây lất khổ cực
- làm chậm trễ
- lãng phí (thời gian)
- kéo dài
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [V]1 ~ (on) to continue to exist for longer than expected: The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room. + The civil war lingered on well into the 1930s.
2 [usually +adv./prep.] to stay somewhere for longer because you do not want to leave; to spend a long time doing sth: She lingered for a few minutes to talk to Nick. + We lingered over breakfast on the terrace.
3 ~ (on sb/sth) to continue to look at sb/sth or think about sth for longer than usual: His eyes lingered on the diamond ring on her finger.
4 ~ (on) to stay alive but become weaker: He lingered on for several months after the heart attack.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 Sometimes, linger on. stay (behind), remain, tarry, loiter, persist, hang on, endure, persevere, survive, Colloq hang or stick about or around:
The smell of tobacco lingered for hours after he had gone. He lingered on for a day, then died from his wounds
2 pause, dawdle, dally, lag, idle:
She lingered for a moment at the jeweller's window.
3 Often, linger on or over. dwell on, elaborate, harp on, labour:
I shall not linger over the details of the crime.
4 procrastinate, dither, shilly-shally, temporize:
You must stop lingering and decide today.
Collocation
ADV.
long | faintly
The smell of lavender lingered faintly in the room.
| still | on
The feelings of hurt and resentment lingered on for years.
PREP.
on
Her eyes lingered on the stranger's face.
| over
They stayed in the restaurant, lingering over coffee.
Concise dictionary
lingers|lingered|lingering'lɪŋgə(r)verb
+remain present although waning or gradually dying
+be about
+leave slowly and hesitantly
+take one's time; proceed slowly
+move to and fro
