persist
英 [p?'s?st]
美[p?'s?st]
- vi. 存留，坚持；持续，固执
- vt. 坚持说，反复说
IELTSCET4TEM4考研TOEFLCET6中低频词核心词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?persists;过去式:?persisted;过去分词:?persisted;现在分词:?persisting;
助记提示
1. per‐一直，每分钟都站在那里。
中文词源
persist 坚持
per-,完全的，-sist,站立，坚持，词源同stand,assist.
英文词源
- persist
- persist: see statue
- persist (v.)
- 1530s, from Middle French persister (14c.), from Latin persistere "abide, continue steadfastly," from per- "thoroughly" (see per) + sistere "come to stand, cause to stand still" (see assist). Related: Persisted; persisting.
双语例句
- 1. If the symptoms persist, it is important to go to your doctor.
- 如果这些症状持续存在，一定要去看医生。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence.
- 斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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？
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Politicians persist in imagining that "the people" warm to their cheesy slogans.
- 政客们还在想象着“人民”对他们的空洞口号会越来越感兴趣呢。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Existential questions requir-ing religious answers still persist.
- 需要通过宗教来解释的关乎人类存在的问题仍然存留。
来自柯林斯例句