| 釋義 |
lingeringpr. p. prolonging,drawing out,stretching拖延，延長，拉長。
in advantage lingering: prolonging his resistance bythe advantage of a strong post; stretching every ad-vantage he has to the utmost; finding every way hecan to delay matters利用堅(jiān)固防地的有利條件延長抵抗；盡量持續(xù)利用有利條件；盡可能想辦法拖延。
△1H.VI.4.4.19:“And,in advantage lingering,looks for rescue，”盡量利用有利條件持續(xù)抵抗，期待著援軍。
lingeringp. a.
1. protracted,drawn-out,slow持久的，拖延的，緩慢的。lingering act: ?prolonged performance長期的演出。
?long-drawn-out struggle長期拖延的斗爭。
△2H.IV. 1.1.155:“And let this world no longer be a stage / To feed contention in a lingering act；”讓這個(gè)世界不再成為一座舞臺(tái)，好使得戰(zhàn)斗長期演出(雙關(guān)：好在長期不休的斗爭中把戰(zhàn)亂喂養(yǎng)起來)。
2. not bringing to a speedy end,painfully protracted不會(huì)迅速結(jié)束的，痛苦地拖延的。
△2H.VI.3.2. 247:“Andtorture him with grievous lingering death.”用凌遲的酷刑把他折磨死。 |