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Persist Verb 英[Pəˈsɪst 美[Pərˈsɪst V.坚持;固执;存留;继续存在 不喜欢的事物)继续存在 Undesirable Continues

单词 persist
音标
英[pəˈsɪst] 美[pərˈsɪst]
解释
v.坚持;固执;存留;继续存在;
例句

VERB
(不喜欢的事物)继续存在
If something undesirable persists, it continues to exist.
例:Contact your doctor if the cough persists...如果还是咳嗽就去看医生。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例: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?
例: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。
变形
third:persists~done:persisted~ing:persisting~past:persisted~

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