The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room. [VERB adv./prep.]

她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。

A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade. [VERB adv./prep.]

一场游击战已经持续了30多年。

He was ashamed. That feeling lingered, and he was never comfortable in church after that. [VERB]

他深感羞耻。这种感觉一直萦绕在心头，并且自那以后他在教堂总是觉得不自在。

He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital. [VERB-ing]

他宁肯在比赛中丢了性命也不愿在医院里苟延残喘。

Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight. [VERB adv./prep.]

客人尽可以喝着咖啡逗留到午夜左右。

I lingered on in Atlanta for a few days, spending much of my time with an artist friend. [VERB adv./prep.]

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。

It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger. [VERB]

这是个沉闷的小镇，没几个人会愿意在此流连。