persist
v. 堅持; 固執; 存留; 繼續存在
If something undesirable persists, it continues to exist.
Contact your doctor if the cough persists...
如果還是咳嗽就去看醫生。
These problems persisted for much of the decade.
這些問題在那10年的大部分時間裡一直存在。
If you persist in doing something, you continue to do it, even though it is difficult or other people are against it.
Why does Britain persist in running down its defence forces?...
為什麼英國要堅持消減其軍事防禦力量?
He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace...
他敦促美國繼續進行和平斡旋。
1. continue to exist;
2. be persistent, refuse to stop;
3. stay behind;
insist, persist, persevere, adhere, cling
這些動詞均有"堅持"之意。
persist, last, endure, continue
這些動詞均含有"持續"之意。
As long as you and I will never admit defeat persist.
至少你和我永遠不會承認所堅持的事是失敗的!
If you persist in breaking the law you will go to prison.
如果你屢犯法紀,就要進監獄.
In trade ( both goods and services ), a welter of impediments persist.
無論在商品貿易還是服務 貿易 方面, 都有著大量雜亂無章的障礙.
You should persist in your ambition , if you ask me.
我認為你應該矢志不渝.
Will such differences between cultures persist and grow larger, or will they diminish over time?
這些不同文化中的差異是會繼續存在並分歧越來越大, 還是會逐漸消失?