linger on

• • (垂危的人)仍旧活着，拖着不死；拖延时日：

    The mortally wounded soldier lingered on for a few days until at last he died.

    受了致命的伤的士兵又活了几天后才死去。

  • 逗留；一直呆着；留恋不走：

    We lingered on until after midnight.

    我们一直呆到午夜之后才离去。

  • 停留；存留
  • (踌躇)考虑；思考：

    They lingered on the subject.

    他们絮絮不休地谈着这件事。