英汉词典

1. 继续存留
    When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected.

    e.g. The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room...
           她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。
    e.g. A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade...
           一场游击战已经持续了30多年。

2. 留恋；不愿离开；继续逗留
    If you linger somewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example because you are enjoying yourself.

linger是什么意思

    e.g. Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight...
           客人尽可以喝着咖啡逗留到午夜左右。
    e.g. I lingered on in Atlanta for a few days, spending much of my time with an artist friend...
           我在亚特兰大又逗留了几天，大部分时候都和一位搞艺术的朋友在一起。