insist

[英] [inˈsist] [美] [ɪnˈsɪst] 生词本

vt.& vi.

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1. VERB 坚持;坚决认为(或主张、要求) If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided. 
  • My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight...

    家里人坚持认为我不应让步,而应该留下来继续抗争。

  • She insisted on being present at all the interviews...

    她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。

  • She insists on all her employees coming to the Christmas lunch she gives every year...

    她坚持要求所有员工都参加她每年一次的圣诞午餐。

2. VERB 坚称;坚持说 If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you. 
  • The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism...

    总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。

  • 'It's not that difficult,' she insists...

    “并没有那么困难,”她坚持说。

  • Crippen insisted on his innocence.

    克里平坚称自己是无辜的。

Verb

1. be insistent and refuse to budge;

  • "I must insist!"

2. beg persistently and urgently;

  • "I importune you to help them"

3. assert to be true;

  • "The letter asserts a free society"
1. Alexander threatens to stand in your way if you insist on taking up the same profession as his.
亚历山大威胁说,如果你坚持要从事和他一样的职业,他会从中作梗。

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2. Always insist upon seeing your room before booking in.
在住进旅馆之前一定要坚持先看一下你的房间。

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3. Anyhow I must insist that you cannot steal.
不管怎么说,你都不能偷东西。

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4. He contradicts everything 1 say, even if he has to insist that black is white.
他反驳我说的每一件事,甚至坚持指鹿为马。

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5. I insist that you (should) be present.
请您务必到场。

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6. I will have another glass if you insist.
你这样坚持我就再喝一杯。

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7. If you insist on leaving now, please go ahead.
你一定要走,那就请便吧。

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8. If you insist, we have to declare the meeting off.
如果你坚持的话,我们不得不取消这次会议。

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9. Since they insist on going, we'll simply push the boat with the current and let them go with us.
既然他们坚持要去, 干脆我们就顺水推舟,让他们一同去吧。

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10. The tourists insist on keeping to their plan.
旅行者坚持按旅行计划行事。

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11. We insist upon a definite answer.
我们一定要得到一个肯定的答复。

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12. We'll insist on discussing this issue.
我们将抓住这个问题不放。

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