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lingering

/ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/· adjective

经济/金融B2

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Chinese meaning

挥之不去的；持续存在的

迟chí迟chí不bù散sàn、拖tuō着zhe不bù走zǒu

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地dì缘yuán政zhèng治zhì风fēng险xiǎn仍réng未wèi消xiāo散sàn

Example

Energy markets, meanwhile, have remained relatively calm lately despite lingering geopolitical risks.

与此同时，尽管地缘政治风险挥之不去，能源市场近来却相对平静。

Source: 24/7 Wall St. · 12 Jul 2026

Background ✎

伊yī朗lǎng再zài次cì宣xuān称chēng关guān闭bì霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá，市shì场chǎng对duì石shí油yóu供gōng应yìng中zhōng断duàn的de担dān忧yōu升shēng温wēn，但dàn油yóu价jià反fǎn应yìng目mù前qián仍réng算suàn温wēn和hé。

Roots · etymology

源自linger，与long（长）同源，本义"拖长"

  • linger（逗留、徘徊）+ -ing（形容词后缀）

Collocations

  • lingering doubts / lingering risk / lingering effects

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