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经久不消; 经久不消; 慢燃

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Linger \Lin"ger\ (l[i^][ng]"g[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   {Lingered} (-g[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lingering}.] [OE.
   lengen to tarry, AS. lengan to prolong, put off, fr. lang
   long. [root]125. See {Long}, a.]
   To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or
   reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be
   in suspense; to hesitate.

         Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. --Gray.

         Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thoughts detained.
                                                  --Milton.

   Syn: To loiter; lag; saunter; delay; tarry; stop; hesitate.

Lingering \Lin"ger*ing\, a.
   1. Delaying.

   2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a
      lingering disease.

            To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering
            anguish is generally his folly.       --Rambler.

资料来源 : WordNet®

lingering
     adj : continuing for a long time; "a lingering sense of guilt"
           [syn: {lingering(a)}]

lingering
     n : the act of tarrying [syn: {tarriance}]