linger學測 L6KK [ˈlɪŋgɚ] ｜ /ˈlɪŋgɚ/
逗留；徘徊不去·殘留；縈繞不散
常考動詞，兼具停留與殘留兩義
The smell of rain lingered in the air long after the storm had passed.
暴雨過去許久，雨水的氣息仍徘徊在空氣中。
一個畫面：腳步放慢，餘韻不散
腳步變慢捨不得離開，動作放慢
身影徘徊人待在原地，遲遲不走
餘味縈繞氣味或感覺慢慢淡去但仍存在
義項
依依不捨C1verb逗留；徘徊不去
After the party ended, Sarah couldn't help but linger, not wanting the night to be over.
派對結束後，莎拉忍不住還想多留一會兒，捨不得這一夜就此結束。
linger for a whilelinger a little longer
香氣殘留C1verb殘留；縈繞不散
The sweet smell of warm cookies lingered in the kitchen long after they came out of the oven.
餅乾出爐後，那股香甜的味道仍在廚房裡久久縈繞不散。
the smell lingeredlinger in the air
片語
linger on揮之不去 →持續殘留，遲遲不退
linger over細細品味 →慢慢花時間享受
a lingering illness久病未癒 →拖了很久的病
linger in the mind縈繞心頭 →持續留在記憶裡
你會不會這樣說？
The song's melody continued to ___ in her mind long after the concert ended. (linger / longer)
看答案
linger
linger 指持續存在；longer 為比較級，字形相近易混淆。
'The sweet smell of warm cookies lingered in the kitchen long after they came out of the oven.' 這裡的 linger 最接近哪個意思？(A) 逗留不走 (B) 殘留不散 (C) 動作緩慢
看答案
(B)
此句描述氣味持續存在，對應「殘留；縈繞不散」的義項。
字族
lingering 持續不散的；揮之不去的