1 VERB 坚持;坚决认为(或主张、要求) 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. 坚持;坚决认为(或主张、要求)
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My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight. [VERB that]
家里人坚持认为我不应让步,而应该留下来继续抗争。
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She insisted on being present at all the interviews. [VERB + on]
她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。
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She insists on all her employees coming to the Christmas lunch she gives every year. [V on n -ing]
她坚持要求所有员工都参加她每年一次的圣诞午餐。
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I didn't want to join in, but Kenneth insisted. [VERB]
我不想加入,但是肯尼思非要坚持。
SYN persist, press (someone), be firm, stand firm
2 VERB 坚称;坚持说 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. 坚称;坚持说
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The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism. [VERB that]
总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。
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'It's not that difficult,' she insists. [VERB with quote]
“并没有那么困难,”她坚持说。
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Crippen insisted on his innocence. [VERB + on]
克里平坚称自己是无辜的。
SYN assert, state, maintain, hold
| Word Partnership | Use insist with: |
| VERB. | continue to insist 1 2 |
| N. | critics insist, leaders/officials insist, people insist 1 2 |
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