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insist

/in-sist/US // ɪnˈsɪst //UK // (ɪnˈsɪst) //

坚持,坚守,坚称,坚持认为

Related Words

contend争论,争夺,争辩,争取urge敦促,督促,促成,促请reiterate重申,再次强调,重述,强调repeat重复,复述,重述,重复说request要求,请求,请,求maintain保持,维持,维护,维护好assert宣称,声称,宣称的,声称的vow发誓,誓言,发愿,起誓demand要求,需求,需求量,需求方面press按压,按,按键,按语hold持有,举行,保持,持有的swear宣誓,发誓,宣称,宣告require需要,要求,需,需要的importune进口,进口的,进口商,进口商品asseverate断言,证实,断定,证实一下persist坚守,坚持不懈,坚持,执着aver平均值,平均值为,平均值是指lay down the law颁布法律,颁布法律规定,判决法律,判决take a stand表态,立场,表明立场,站出来

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
    • : to lay emphasis in assertion: to insist on the justice of a claim.
    • : to dwell with earnestness or emphasis: to insist on a point in a discussion.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to assert or maintain firmly: He insists that he saw the ghosts.
    • : to demand or persist in demanding: I insist that you see this thing through.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verborder and expect; claim
Forms: insisted, insisting
Synonyms
assert宣称,声称,宣称的,声称的contend争论,争夺,争辩,争取demand要求,需求,需求量,需求方面hold持有,举行,保持,持有的maintain保持,维持,维护,维护好press按压,按,按键,按语reiterate重申,再次强调,重述,强调repeat重复,复述,重述,重复说request要求,请求,请,求stand firm站稳脚跟,站稳脚步,坚守,坚持不懈urge敦促,督促,促成,促请vow发誓,誓言,发愿,起誓asseverate断言,证实,断定,证实一下aver平均值,平均值为,平均值是指importune进口,进口的,进口商,进口商品persist坚守,坚持不懈,坚持,执着require需要,要求,需,需要的swear宣誓,发誓,宣称,宣告be firm坚定不移,坚定,坚定不移地,坚守lay down the law颁布法律,颁布法律规定,判决法律,判决take a stand表态,立场,表明立场,站出来

Examples

  • I've tried suggesting we take turns making dinner, but he insists it's his passion and he gets great joy from cooking.

  • Olympic officials insist Tokyo Games on track for this summer

  • Chiefs officials insist the intent behind the team name, imagery and traditions has always been to honor Native people.

  • Tension has been building over the last several weeks over whether teachers in California will insist that all educators be vaccinated before they’re willing to return to schools.

  • Leftwich wanted to play wideout, but Headen insisted he would become Woodson’s backup quarterback.

  • The only great thing he did as governor was to insist that the death penalty was just wrong.

  • No crimes were committed by Sony with the possible exception of all those Adam Sandler movies they insist on making.

  • Moscow officials insist that the hospitals listed for closure lacked professional services and often stayed half empty.

  • They all insist that Health Republic/MagnaCare had not told their billing departments that I was out of network.

  • But veterans of his campaign for Senate and people close to him insist that Webb is taking a serious look.

  • All our intelligent students will insist upon learning what they can of these discussions and forming opinions for themselves.

  • But if people will insist on patting a strange poet, they mustn't be surprised if they get a nasty bite!

  • She had hidden his hat and would insist on his playing; that was, if I did not mind and her uncle gave his permission.

  • What other channel, then, was open to the country through which to insist upon the recovery of its lawful rights?

  • Suppose he should receive an acceptance by letter or telegraph but deny it, and insist that no contract had been made.

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