slow to end or disappear 拖延的;缠绵的;缓慢消失的;迟迟不去的 a painful and lingering death 痛苦而拖延时日的死亡 a last lingering look 依依不舍的最后一瞥 lingering doubts 挥之不去的疑虑 a lingering smell of machine oil 飘浮不散的机油味
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLingering is used with these nouns:- bitterness
- death
- doubt
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