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Persist I   [V Include Verb 动词 英 Pə'Sɪst] 美

英语单词 persist
英美音标 英 [pə'sɪst] 美 [pər'sɪst]
中文释义 v.坚持;执意;继续;持续
英语例句 (1) I hope you'll persist in your efforts.
(2) He will persist in riding that dreadful bicycle.
(3) If you persist, you will annoy them even more.
(4) If you persist in breaking the law you will go to prison.
(5) They persist with the agricultural reform, despite opposition from the farmers.
(6) The cold weather will persist for the rest of the week.
中文例句 (1) 我希望你们再接再励。
(2) 他执意要骑那辆破自行车。
(3) 你若固执,他们就更恼火了。
(4) 如果你再继续违法的话,你会坐牢的。
(5) 他们不顾农民反对,仍继续进行农业改革。
(6) 这种寒冷的天气将持续到本周末。
vocabulary简明 When someone persists they keep going or hang on. If you want finish a marathon, you have to persist and keep running, no matter how many blisters you have.
vocabulary扩展 The great Roman poet Ovid once advised: “Endure and persist, this pain will turn good by and by.” As Ovid’s quote hints at, persistence is often associated with hardship and the reward that comes with not backing down. Synonyms include endure, follow through, and persevere, while antonyms include cease and give up.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词](不喜欢的事物)继续存在 If something undesirable persists, it continues to exist.
  [V]
  • Contact your doctor if the cough persists...

    如果还是咳嗽就去看医生。

  • These problems persisted for much of the decade.

    这些问题在那10年的大部分时间里一直存在。

2
[VERB 动词]顽强坚持;执著 If you persist in doing something, you continue to do it, even though it is difficult or other people are against it.
  [V in -ing]
  [V with/in n]
  [V with quote]
  [V]
  • Why does Britain persist in running down its defence forces?...

    为什么英国要坚持消减其军事防御力量?

  • He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace...

    他敦促美国继续进行和平斡旋。

  • 'You haven't answered me,' she persisted...

    “你还没有回答我,”她追问道。

  • When I set my mind to something, I persist.

    一旦我对某事拿定主意,我就会坚持到底。

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