insist
v. 堅持; 堅稱說
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...
家裡人堅持認為我不應讓步,而應該留下來繼續抗爭。
She insisted on being present at all the interviews...
她堅持所有采訪自己都要在場。
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...
總統堅持說他如此做是出於同情而不是為了投機。
'It's not that difficult,' she insists...
“並沒有那麼困難,”她堅持說。
1. be insistent and refuse to budge;
2. beg persistently and urgently;
3. assert to be true;
insist, persist, persevere, adhere, cling
這些動詞均有"堅持"之意。
We insist upon a definite answer.
我們一定要得到一個肯定的答覆.
I'd love to go, but I insist we go Dutch.
我很願意去, 但我堅持我們各付各的.
So, to insist on a small shelf space the number of creative artists, some rare.
這樣看來, 能夠堅持狹小的架上空間創作的藝術家多少有些難能可貴.
Since they insist on going, we'll simply push the boat with the current and let them go with us.
既然他們堅持要去, 乾脆我們就順水推舟,讓他們一同去吧.
Study the language demand persistent, insist unremitting training.
學習語言需要持之以恆, 堅持不懈的訓練.