insist
verb /ɪnˈsɪst/
/ɪnˈsɪst/
动词形式
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they insist | /ɪnˈsɪst/ /ɪnˈsɪst/ |
| he / she / it insists | /ɪnˈsɪsts/ /ɪnˈsɪsts/ |
| past simple insisted | /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/ /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/ |
| past participle insisted | /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/ /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form insisting | /ɪnˈsɪstɪŋ/ /ɪnˈsɪstɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to demand that something happen or that somebody agree to do something
坚决要求；坚持 - I didn't really want to go but he insisted.
我并不真的想去，但他硬要我去。 - Stay and have lunch. I insist!
留下来吃午饭吧，就这么定了！ - ‘Please come with us.’ ‘Very well then, if you insist.’
“请和我们一起来吧。” “好吧，你一定要我来，我就来。”
- insist on somebody/something doing something She insisted on him wearing a suit
她坚持要他穿西装 - insist on somebody's/something's doing something (formal) She insisted on his wearing a suit
她坚持要他穿西装 - insist that… He insists that she come.
他执意要她来。 - (British English also) He insists that she should come.
他执意要她来。
Synonyms demanddemand- require
- expect
- insist
- ask
- demand to make a very strong request for something; to say very definitely that somebody should have or do something:
- She demanded an immediate explanation.
她强烈要求立即作出解释。
- She demanded an immediate explanation.
- require [often passive] (rather formal) to make somebody do or have something, especially because it is necessary according to a law or set of rules or standards:
- All candidates will be required to take a short test.
所有候选人都要做一个小测验。
- All candidates will be required to take a short test.
- expect to demand that somebody should do, have or be something, especially because it is their duty or responsibility:
- I expect to be paid promptly for the work.
我要求即时付工钱。
- I expect to be paid promptly for the work.
- insist to demand that something happens or that somebody agrees to do something:
坚决要求；坚持 - I didn’t want to go but he insisted.
我并不想去，但他硬要我去。 - We insist on the highest standards at all times.
我们始终坚持最高标准。
- I didn’t want to go but he insisted.
- ask to expect or demand something:
- You’re asking too much of him.
你对他要求过分了。
- You’re asking too much of him.
用 demand、expect 还是 ask？ - to demand/require/expect/ask something of/from somebody
- to demand/require/expect/insist/ask that…
- to require/expect/ask somebody to do something
- to demand/require/expect/ask a lot/too much/a great deal
- to be too much to expect/ask
- He quietly but firmly insisted.
他默然但坚决地坚持。 - I'm paying for this—no, I absolutely insist.
这账我来付 － 别，一定由我来付。 - The company insisted that the money be paid immediately.
公司坚持要求马上付款。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- strongly
- vehemently
- …
- continue to
- try to
- on
- upon
- I didn't really want to go but he insisted.
- [intransitive, transitive] to state clearly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you
坚持说；固执己见 - insist on something He insisted on his innocence.
他坚持说他是无辜的。 - insist (that)… He insisted (that) he was innocent.
他坚持说他是无辜的。 - The government has always insisted that this was not the case.
政府一直坚持不是这样的。 - + speech ‘It's true,’ she insisted.
“那是真的。” 她坚持道。
- She loudly insisted that she had a right to stay.
她大声坚称自己有权留下。 - She still insists her critics are wrong.
她仍然坚称批评她的人是错的。 - Jackson has repeatedly insisted that the allegations were false.
杰克逊一再坚称这些指控是虚假的。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- strongly
- vehemently
- …
- continue to
- try to
- on
- upon
- insist on something He insisted on his innocence.
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘persist, persevere’): from Latin insistere ‘persist’, from in- ‘upon’ + sistere ‘stand’.