Staying longer than is usual — or longer than you wanted.

Staying longer than is usual待得比平常久 or longer than you wanted或比你想要的還久

A lingering smell will not go away. Lingering doubts are worries that stay in the mind. A lingering look is one you hold a little too long.

A lingering smell揮之不去的氣味 will not go away就是散不掉 Lingering doubts揮之不去的疑慮 are worries that stay in the mind就是一直留在心裡的擔憂 A lingering look一個lingering的眼神 is one you hold a little too long是你多看了一會兒、有點太久的那種眼神

The feeling is often slightly uncomfortable (a lingering pain, a lingering fear), though actually not always: a lingering sunset can just mean the light stayed beautiful for a long time.

The feeling is often slightly uncomfortable這種感覺通常有點不舒服 (a lingering pain, a lingering fear)（像lingering pain揮之不去的痛、lingering fear揮之不去的恐懼） though actually not always不過其實也不一定 a lingering sunset像lingering sunset（久久不散的夕陽） can just mean the light stayed beautiful for a long time可能只是說天色美麗地持續了很久

It comes from linger, “to stay and not leave yet.” You will also see lingering as the ordinary -ing form of that verb: she is lingering at the door.

It comes from linger它來自動詞linger 'to stay and not leave yet.'意思是「留下來、還不走」 You will also see lingering as the ordinary -ing form of that verb你也會看到lingering當成這個動詞普通的-ing形式 she is lingering at the door像she is lingering at the door（她在門口逗留）

As an adjective before a noun (a lingering cough), it is a little more written than spoken; in talk people often just say still there or will not go away.

As an adjective before a noun當形容詞放在名詞前面 (a lingering cough)（像a lingering cough久咳不癒） it is a little more written than spoken這比較偏書面，口語比較少這樣說 in talk people often just say口語裡人們常常只說 still there or will not go awaystill there（還在）或will not go away（消不掉）