insist
英 [ɪn'sɪst]
美 [ɪn'sɪst]
CET4 TEM4 考 研 TOEFL CET6
1. 在心里站着，站在心里。
2. 内心深处的坚持。
insist 坚持in-,进入，使，-sist,站，词源同stand,assist.引申词义坚持。
- insist
- insist: see statue
- insist (v.)
- 1580s, from Latin insistere "persist, dwell upon, stand upon," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + sistere "take a stand" (see assist). Perhaps in some cases a back-formation from insistence. Related: Insisted; insisting.
- 1. They insist on tastier chocolate than the anaemic British stuff.
- 他们坚持要比淡而无味的英国货味道更好的巧克力。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The psychologists insist, however, that they are not being prescriptive.
- 然而，心理学家坚称他们并非一味灌输。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials.
- 我们的买主对工艺和材料坚持要高标准。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Always insist upon seeing your room before booking in.
- 在住进旅馆之前一定要坚持先看一下你的房间.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. If you insist, we have to declare the meeting off.
- 如果你坚持的话, 我们不得不取消这次会议.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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