- 1.
留恋，逗留；徘徊 -
• Why is he lingering about the school？ 他为什么在学校附近徘徊？ -
• Some people were lingering round (或around) the hall long after the concert had ended. 音乐会结束好久以后仍有人在大厅周围逗留。 - 2.
拖延(时间)，磨蹭；苟延(残生) -
• The cold season still lingered on. 这寒冷的季节仍然迟迟不去。 -
• The dying man lingered on for a couple of months. 这个垂危的人苟延残喘了几个月。 -
• linger over one's work 慢吞吞地工作 - 3.
(病痛等)持续 -
• The pain lingered on for weeks. 疼痛持续了几个星期。