persist
verb /pəˈsɪst/
/pərˈsɪst/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they persist | /pəˈsɪst/ /pərˈsɪst/ |
| he / she / it persists | /pəˈsɪsts/ /pərˈsɪsts/ |
| past simple persisted | /pəˈsɪstɪd/ /pərˈsɪstɪd/ |
| past participle persisted | /pəˈsɪstɪd/ /pərˈsɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form persisting | /pəˈsɪstɪŋ/ /pərˈsɪstɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to continue to do something despite difficulties or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable
顽强地坚持；执着地做 - persist in doing something Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?
你何必为已发生的事没完没了地自责？ - persist in something She persisted in her search for the truth.
她执着地追求真理。 - persist with something He persisted with his questioning.
他问个不停。 - + speech ‘So, did you agree or not?’ he persisted.
“那么你同意了没有？” 他叮问道。
- If you persist in upsetting her, I will have to punish you.
如果你继续烦她，我就只好惩罚你了。 - The detective stubbornly persisted with his questions.
侦探执意继续问他的问题。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- doggedly
- stubbornly
- in
- with
- persist in doing something Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?
- [intransitive] to continue to exist
维持；保持；持续存在 - The belief that the earth was flat persisted for many centuries.
地球是平的这一信念持续了许多世纪。 - If the symptoms persist, consult your doctor.
如果症状持续，就去看医生。
- If symptoms persist for more than a few days, see a doctor.
如果症状持续多日，就得去看医生。 - The condition almost always persists beyond childhood.
这种情况几乎总是持续到童年之后。 - The depression persisted through much of the 1930s.
20 世纪 30 年代的大部份时间都是经济萧条时期。 - The snows persisted until the second month of the new year.
雪一直下到第二年的 2 月。 - The trade network persisted in spite of the political chaos.
尽管政治混乱，贸易网络仍持续着。 - These practices persisted into the Middle Ages.
这些做法一直延续到中世纪。 - This situation cannot be allowed to persist.
不能容许这种情形持续下去了。 - a belief that persists to this day
存留至今的信念 - the problems that persisted during the three-day conference
在为期 3 天的会议召开期间仍然持续着的麻烦
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- still
- to this day
- indefinitely
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- be allowed to
- …
- beyond
- despite
- in spite of
- …
- The belief that the earth was flat persisted for many centuries.
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin persistere, from per- ‘through, steadfastly’ + sistere ‘to stand’.