linger
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
1 stay for a long time; be unwilling to leave 逗留; 徘徊
She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star. 音乐会後她徘徊不去, 希望能一见明星.
linger about/around/on 在附近[在周围/不断]徘徊.
2 be slow; dawdle 动作迟缓; 磨蹭; 拖沓
There's no time to linger it'll soon be dark. 没时间拖延了--天快黑了.
linger (long) over one's meal 慢腾腾吃饭.
3 remain in existence althoughbecoming weaker 苟延残喘; 奄奄一息
Though desperately ill he could linger on (ie not die) for months. 他虽病入膏肓, 却尚能苟延数月.
The custom still lingers (on) in some villages. 此风俗在有些村里至今犹存.
The smell of her perfume lingered in the empty house. 空屋里仍然飘溢著她的香水味.
You must give the other half to the city of Venice.
你必须把另一半交给威尼斯城。
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
People should be ready to go to prison for their beliefs, but they should never take up arms to fight.