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insist upon

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

执意如此,坚持,执着于,执著于

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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

as inrequire
as instipulate
as inchallenge
Synonyms
ask for索要,要求,要求获得,要求提供assert宣称,声称,宣称的,声称的call for呼吁,要求,需要,呼叫claim声称,宣称,主张,要求confront对抗,对峙,对付,应对defy违抗,无视,蔑视,藐视demand要求,需求,需求量,需求方面denounce谴责,攻讦,驳斥,指责impose强加,强加于人,施加,强加于人的require需要,要求,需,需要的test测试,试验,检验,实验try尝试,试试,试试吧,试图accost讪笑,讪谤,讪骗,讪讪的arouse唤起,激发,引起,激起beard胡子,胡须,大胡子,髯须brave勇敢的,勇敢的人,勇敢地,勇敢cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形dare敢于,大胆,敢,敢于担当exact确实,精确的,精准的,确实的impeach弹劾,弹奏,劾,抨击impugn指责,质问,谴责,指摘inquire查询,询问,问询,问讯investigate调查,侦查,探讨provoke挑动,挑衅,挑起,撩拨query询问,查询,疑问,询reclaim收回,回收,收回来,填海造地stimulate刺激,激励,激发,刺激性summon召唤,召见,传唤,召集tax税收,税,税款,税务vindicate平反,平反昭雪,平反一切,平反冤假错案call out呼出,召出,召见,呼唤face down面朝下,脸朝下,面朝下方,面向下face off颜面扫地,脸面,脸色不好,脸色不好的人face the music面壁思过,面对面的音乐,面对面,直面音乐fly in the face of顶撞,违背了,违背,悖于hang in挂在,悬挂在,悬挂于,挂在这里invite competition邀请赛,邀请竞争,邀请比赛,邀约竞争make a point of讲究,讲求,指明,强调make a stand表态,立场,抗争,立正object to对象为,对象到,对象来search out找出,寻出,搜查出,找出了stand up to顶住,抵御,抵制,顶住了stick it out坚持下去,坚持到底,坚持,坚持不懈throw down the gauntlet投石问路
as inparticularize
as inexact

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.