insist
v. 坚持; 坚称说
If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided.
My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight...
家里人坚持认为我不应让步,而应该留下来继续抗争。
She insisted on being present at all the interviews...
她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。
If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you.
The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism...
总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。
'It's not that difficult,' she insists...
“并没有那么困难,”她坚持说。
1. be insistent and refuse to budge;
2. beg persistently and urgently;
3. assert to be true;
insist, persist, persevere, adhere, cling
这些动词均有"坚持"之意。
We insist upon a definite answer.
我们一定要得到一个肯定的答复.
I'd love to go, but I insist we go Dutch.
我很愿意去, 但我坚持我们各付各的.
So, to insist on a small shelf space the number of creative artists, some rare.
这样看来, 能够坚持狭小的架上空间创作的艺术家多少有些难能可贵.
Since they insist on going, we'll simply push the boat with the current and let them go with us.
既然他们坚持要去, 干脆我们就顺水推舟,让他们一同去吧.
Study the language demand persistent, insist unremitting training.
学习语言需要持之以恒, 坚持不懈的训练.